The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd
folk tale
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The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are characters found in Chinese mythology who appear eponymously in a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of the romance between Zhinü (traditional Chinese: 織女; simplified Chinese: 织女; pinyin: Zhīnǚ) the weaver girl, symbolized by the star Vega, and Niulang (Chinese: 牛郎; pinyin: Niúláng) the cowherd, symbolized by the star Altair. Despite their love for each other, their romance was forbidden, and thus they were banished to opposite sides of the heavenly river (symbolizing the Milky Way). Once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, a flock of magpies would form a bridge to reunite the lovers for a single day.
Adaptations (1)
The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd was adapted into a 2024 film.
Into the Mortal World2024 · film · 118 min · dir. Ding Zhong · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0The classic legend is adapted, and the descendants of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden continue to write a new adventure! The twenty-eight star constellations contain the power of the stars, which can destroy the sky and the earth. However, the Weaving Maiden, who is in charge of the Starry Nights, is greedy for the mortal world, causing the Starry Nights to flee and causing trouble. Years later, the Weaving Maiden's son, Jin Feng, went down to the world for his mother, and teamed up with a young girl, Xiaofan, to subdue the Starry Nights. People and gods together, all the way to the thrills and dangers, the mystery of Xiaofan's life, the truth of the Weaving Maiden's crime also gradually surfaced .....
