The Magpie Bridge is 16.4 light years long.
Altair is 16.7 light-years away from the earth, which means that it takes 16.7 years for light to travel from Altair to the earth. Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, located 25.04 light-years away from Earth. Using the cosine theorem, it can be calculated that the distance between Altair and Vega is approximately 16 light years. Therefore, the Magpie Bridge where Cowherd and Weaver Girl met is about 16 light years, and the length of 1 light year is equivalent to 9.46X1015 meters.
Back then, the Weaver Girl secretly came down to earth to join in the fun. After meeting the Cowherd by chance, the two fell in love at first sight, and then fell in love and got married. The man farmed and the woman weaved. When the Queen Mother found out, she was furious and ordered the gods to capture the Weaver Girl and take her home immediately. . In order to prevent them from meeting again in the future, the Queen Mother took off the golden hairpin from her head and waved it, and a turbulent Milky Way appeared. From then on, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were separated on both sides of the bank, with tears in their eyes. But the Queen Mother could not resist their sincere feelings and allowed them to meet once a year on July 7th.
Qixi Festival food
Common traditional cakes include tea cakes, osmanthus cakes, Dingsheng cakes, glutinous rice cakes, etc. These cakes have unique taste and flavor and are a part of the Qixi Festival. Great food specialties. In addition to traditional pastries, we can also choose some delicacies with local characteristics to celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day. For example, there are candied scallion pancakes in Guangdong, Qiaoguo in Fujian and Shandong, and sugar melons in Hunan. These special delicacies not only have unique taste and flavor, but also represent the different characteristics of different cultures.
One of the most popular delicacies during the Chinese Valentine's Day is Qiaoguo, also called Qiqiaoguozi. Qiaoguo is made of flour, sugar, honey, and oil. There are many styles. The main patterns include goldfish, lotus seeds, longevity peaches, Flower baskets etc. The production method includes water-mixed dough and high-temperature frying. It has a crispy texture and a good taste. In ancient times, women hoped that they would be clever and handy, so on the Chinese Valentine's Day, they would pray for cleverness by eating clever fruits and pray that they would have a pair of clever hands.