The following are some delicious Chinese cakes, each with its own unique characteristics and reasons:

1. Mooncakes: Mooncakes are traditional holiday foods in China, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival. They have a variety of fillings, such as lotus seed paste, bean paste, five kernels, etc., and the outer layer is a delicate sweet cake skin. The unique taste and rich fillings of moon cakes make them one of the popular cakes.

2. Zongzi: Zongzi is a traditional food of the Dragon Boat Festival, which is mainly made of glutinous rice and wrapped with bamboo leaves. Zongzi has many flavors, the most common ones are salty meat zongzi and sweet zongzi. Salty dumplings are filled with bacon, peanuts and fresh mushrooms, while sweet dumplings are usually filled with red bean paste, jujube paste or lotus seed paste. Zongzi is very popular because of its unique wrapping method and taste.

3. Longxu Crisp: Longxu Crisp is a traditional Cantonese pastry, which is mainly composed of pastry and cream fillings. It looks like a golden dragon beard, hence its name. Longxu Crisp is a very popular Chinese pastry with crispy crust, rich and smooth stuffing and rich but not greasy taste.

4. Souffle: Souffle is a kind of cake made from butter and egg yolk. Its outer layer is pastry and its interior is filled with butter and egg yolk stuffing. The souffle is popular because of its crispy skin and rich yolk filling, especially in Taiwan Province.

5. Hua Juan: Hua Juan is a popular northern pastry, which is mainly made of flour, yeast, oil and salt. The appearance of the flower roll resembles a blooming flower, hence the name. It tastes soft and fragrant, and can be eaten with various dishes or dipped in sauce.

These cakes are popular because of their taste, appearance and traditional culture.