In front of glittering sparkles and under a starry sky, a couple marked their first anniversary hugging, kissing and posing next to a lake in Meijiang town in central China’s Hunan Province on Friday, three days before Chinese Valentine’s Day. /Chinanews Photo

Last year, the couple met on the Double Seventh Festival, also known as Qixi in Chinese, which made their encounter especially meaningful. /Chinanews Photo

To mark the special occasion in a memorable way, the couple got creative and used light painting techniques to capture moving lights while taking long exposure photographs. /Chinanews Photo

The Chinese Valentine’s Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival is said to celebrate the annual meeting of the cowherd and the weaver girl in Chinese mythology. /Chinanews Photo