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The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd

Chinese folk tale
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The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd
shizhao (talk)拍摄，画者不明 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd

Summary

The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is a Chinese folklore[1]. It draws 2,394 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_folklore category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is in the country of Vietnam[3].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is in the country of Korea[5].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is in the country of Japan[6].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd's instance of is recorded as Chinese folklore[7].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd's instance of is recorded as folk tale[8].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is part of Four Chinese Legends[9].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd's Commons category is recorded as The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl[10].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd's characters is recorded as Niulang[11].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd's characters is recorded as Zhinü[12].
  • The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd's heritage designation is recorded as Chinese National Intangible Cultural Heritage[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Chinese folklore[7] and folk tale[8].

Use and Application

The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd is part of Four Chinese Legends[9].

Why It Matters

The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd draws 2,394 Wikipedia views per month (chinese_folklore category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Japan People's Republic of China Vietnam

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Second Batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1Fa14K
    Instance of → Chinese folklore, folk tale
    Characters → Niulang, Zhinü
    Heritage designation → Chinese National Intangible Cultural Heritage
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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