First, the origin of moon cakes
During Tang Gaozu's reign, General Li Jing conquered the Huns and returned triumphantly on August 15th. At that time, Turpan people who were doing business presented cakes to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Gao Zu Li Yuan took the gorgeous cake box, took out the round cakes, smiled and pointed to the bright moon in the sky, saying, We should invite toads to the Hu cakes, and then gave them to the ministers to eat together.
Second, the development of moon cakes
Nowadays, eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon are the necessary customs for Mid-Autumn Festival in all parts of China. Compared with before, there are more varieties of moon cakes and their flavors vary from place to place. Among them, Beijing-style, Soviet-style, Guangdong-style and Chaozhou-style moon cakes have become the five categories of moon cakes in China.