Chinese Valentine's Day in Asia

Traditional "QiXi" Festival

Chnlove.com takes a peek at Chinese Valentine's Day around the world and includes Shanghai, Nanjing, Hunan and Japan in its sweep.

Chinese Valentine's Day, or QiXi Festival, the festival of “The Night of Sevens”, as it's called here in China, is a hit with many Chinese.

Hunan Satellite TV will broadcast live "QiXi special program" to celebrate the festival. There will be 21 pairs of courageous "love warrior" to declare love.

In the ancient capital of Nanjing, there will be a live Kun Opera performance called "Peony Pavilion" in a garden-style courtyard temple. "Peony Pavilion" is a classic love drama. It would also be broadcast live over the Internet.

And in Shanghai, speed dating party will be held in commercial area, where hundreds of white collar men and women sit down and have some enjoyable conversations to break the silence of the unusually-quiet district at night.

The Japanese, on the other hand, celebrate Tanabata ("evening of the seventh") on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the Japanese lunisolar calendar. Celebrations include decoration competitions, parades, carnivals, etc.