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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by gherkin1 on Friday January 04, 2019 @09:55AM (#18824393)
Queqiao(magpies bridge), name of the relay satellite for Chang'e is from another Chinese tale 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl '[0], related to Qixi Festival[1]. Queqiao is the bridge built by magpies to help Zhinü and Niulang to reunite.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cowherd_and_the_Weaver_Gir...

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qixi_Festival

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