Allusions about the Mid-Autumn Festival include Wu Gang winning the crown, Zhu Yuanzhang and the Mooncake Uprising, and Xuanzong traveling to the moon.

1. Wu Gang won the laurel:

There is another legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: It is said that the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon grows luxuriantly and is more than 500 feet high. There is a man who often cuts it down, but every time he cuts it, the cut place immediately closes up again. For thousands of years, this osmanthus tree has been cut down as it goes. This laurel tree can never be cut down.

It is said that the man who cut down the tree was named Wu Gang. He was from Xihe in the Han Dynasty. He once followed the immortals to practice Taoism and reached heaven. However, he made a mistake, and the immortals demoted him to the moon palace. He did this kind of futile work every day. He was given a hard job as punishment. There is a record in Li Bai's poem "If you want to cut the laurel in the moon, you will hold on to the salary of those who are cold".

2. Zhu Yuanzhang and the Mooncake Uprising:

Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the vast number of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty's ruling class, and they revolted against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang united various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and soldiers of the court conducted a very strict search, making it very difficult to convey the news.

Liu Bowen, the military counselor, came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note with "Uprising on August 15th" in the cakes, and then sent people to distribute it to the insurrectionary armies in various places, informing them of the uprising on August 15th. On the evening of the 15th, the uprising responded. On the day of the uprising, all rebel armies responded together, and the insurrectionary army was like a spark igniting a prairie fire.

Soon, Xu Da captured Yuan Dadu and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly handed down an oral order to let all the soldiers and the people enjoy the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and to reward the ministers with the "mooncakes" that were used to secretly convey the message when the army was launched as seasonal cakes.

Since then, the production of "mooncakes" has become more and more sophisticated, and there are more varieties. The big ones are as big as discs, and they have become a good gift. From then on, the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.

3. Xuanzong traveled to the moon:

It is said that Tang Xuanzong, Shen Tianshi and Taoist priest Hongdu were looking at the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Start on the blue clouds and roam the moon palace. However, the palace is heavily guarded and cannot be entered. The only option is to overlook the Chang'an Imperial City from outside. On this occasion, I suddenly heard bursts of fairy sounds, which were so clear and beautiful that they were so mesmerizing!

Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had always been familiar with the music, so he kept it in his heart. This is exactly what "this song should only exist in heaven, and how many times can it be heard in the world!" Later, Xuanzong recalled the music and singing of Xian'e in Yuegong, and composed and choreographed the music himself. This is the famous "Nancy Dress and Feather Clothes Song" in history.