Today marks China’s Qixi Festival, a day when our company handed out "gifts of love"—a sweet reminder of this traditional celebration. For centuries, Qixi has told the tale of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, who could only meet once a year across a magpie-made bridge. In ancient times, without optical communication, distance kept their love waiting; today, technology turns that annual wait into instant connection.
This Qixi, as we hold our company’s love gifts, we celebrate more than a legend. Every fiber cable carries the magpie bridge’s spirit, turning "once a year" into "anytime, anywhere." The Cowherd and Weaver Girl’s patience reminds us: whether via magpies or light pulses, love thrives on connection.
As light travels through fibers at 200,000km/s, it carries not just data, but the same longing that filled the ancient sky. This festival, we honor both the magpies of old and the tech that lets love transcend all distances—one light pulse at a time.