2. In ancient times, Valentine's Day in China was also called Women's Day and a "begging for wisdom" festival. According to folklore, this is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet at the Magpie Bridge. In people's minds, the Weaver Girl is a kind, beautiful and clever fairy. Therefore, on Tanabata, families from all walks of life, whether it is Zaifu in the palace or the home of literati, "build greenhouses, hang morning glory and weaver pictures on Tanabata, hold fruits, wine cakes and preserved vegetables, and invite women to celebrate the festival." After the banquet, all the women in the family and their wives and daughters should bow down to the Milky Way and beg the Weaver for "ingenuity". In the Ming Dynasty, Women's Day was even more grand, and a grand "Qixi Qiao Banquet" was held in the palace.