2017年6月英语四级听力：七夕中国的情人节思维导图

Chineseloversarespoiledwithmorethanoneoccasiontocelebratetheirlovesincewehavenowtwospecialdaysforlove.BacktotherootsofQixifestival,thelovefilledlegend.

OriginatedduringtheHanDynastyabouttwentycenturiesago,QiXibecamepopularintheTangandSongDynasties,andhassurvivedthroughouttheyearsasoneofthemostenjoyedChinesetraditions.

CaiMin,executivedirectorofCommunicationASSN.ofChina,says,"ThestoryofQiXiandcelebrationreflectsChinesepeople’straditionalvalueoflove,thatwetakefamilyandkinshipveryseriously,wewanttostaywithourlovers,havekidsandneverbeapart.I’dsaythisisoneofthemostpreciousmoralvaluesofChinesepeople."

JiaJia,relationshipconsultant,says,"PeoplecelebrateQiXibecausetheylongforpositiveinfluencesfromfineexamples.It’sanexpectationofaperfectrelationship."

Besidesredroses,wines,chocolateandromanticdinners,ChinesecouplesarealsorevivingthetraditionalmethodsofcelebratingQiXi.Activitiessuchasstargazingandreleasinglotuslanternsonrivershavebecomepopularinrecentyears.Sometrytheirluckatmatch-makingfairs,aneventthatbringssinglemenandwomentogether,hopingtofindtheirlonglostlove.