Origin of mooncake Legend has it that in ancient times in China, emperors had the ritual of sacrificing the sun in the spring and the moon in the fall. In folklore, every August Mid-Autumn Festival, there is also a custom of worshipping or sacrificing the moon around. "The moon is full on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and the mooncake is fragrant and sweet on the mid-autumn festival," says the famous proverb, which describes the custom of eating mooncakes on the night of the mid-autumn festival in the city and the countryside. Mooncakes were initially used as offerings to the moon god, and then people gradually took the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival moonlight viewing and tasting mooncakes as a symbol of family reunion, and mooncakes slowly became a holiday gift. Mooncakes were originally used by the Tang Dynasty to celebrate the victory of the army. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, General Li Jing was victorious in his conquest of the Xiongnu, and returned in triumph on August 15th. At that time, some Turpanese merchants offered mooncakes to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to celebrate the victory. Li Yuan, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, took the gorgeous cake box, took out the cake, pointed to the bright moon in the sky with a smile and said: "I should invite the toad with the Hu cake". After saying this, he distributed the cakes to his ministers to eat together. Wu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Dream Leung Records" book, there has been the word "mooncake", but on the Mid-Autumn Festival to taste the moon, eat mooncakes description, is the Ming Dynasty, "West Lake Excursion Zhi Hui" only recorded: "August 15 is called Mid-Autumn Festival, the folk to the mooncake each other, take the reunion of the meaning of the". To the Qing Dynasty, about the moon cake on the record more up, and the production is more and more fine. Mooncake development to today, more varieties, flavors vary from place to place. Among them, Beijing-style, Suzhou-style, Canton-style, Chao-style moon cakes are widely eaten by people in the north and south of China. Mooncake symbolizes reunion, is the Mid-Autumn Festival must eat. On the night of the festival, people also love to eat some watermelon, fruits and other fruits of reunion, praying for family life, sweet and peaceful. Mooncake types of flavor of China's mooncake after a long period of evolution and development, the pattern is constantly renovating, varieties continue to increase, regional differences in the appearance of varieties, texture, taste each with a unique style. China's mooncake varieties, according to the origin of: the Soviet-style, Guangzhou-style, Beijing-style, Ning-style, Chao-style, Dian-style, etc.; in terms of taste, sweet, savory, salty-sweet, spicy flavor; from the heart of the filling, there are five kernels, bean paste, icing sugar, sesame, ham mooncake, etc.; according to the crust, there is a syrupy skin, mixed with sugar skin, crispy skin of the three major categories; in terms of styling, there are glossy mooncake, lace mooncake and Sun Wukong, the old man mooncake, and so on. At present, the national mooncake can be divided into five categories: Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Chao. Color similar, but the flavor is very different: Beijing and Tianjin moon cakes to the word of the vegetarian, oil and filling are vegetarian; and Canton moon cakes are light oil and sugar; Su-style is to take the rich flavor, oil and sugar are focused on, and preferred in the fluffy; Teochew moon cake body is flatter, white crust, to the filling of crispy sugar, crispy in the mouth. Other mooncakes such as Yunnan-style mooncakes, Ningbo-style mooncakes, Shanghai-style mooncakes, Xiamen-style mooncakes, Fuzhou-style mooncakes, and other mooncakes are also popular. "Wu Ren mooncake" in Fuzhou, "De Mao Kung" crystal mooncake in Xi'an, "Old Ding Feng Brand" mooncake in Harbin, "Black Hemp Mooncake" in Yangzhou, and "Black Hemp Mooncake" in Shanghai. Black Hemp Mooncake" in Yangzhou, "Dried Vegetable Mooncake" in Shaoxing, "Taoxiangcun Mooncake" in Beijing, "Soft Grape Filled Mooncake" and "Soft Grape Filled Mooncake" in Jinan, and "Dried Vegetable Mooncake" in Xi'an. The famous varieties of mooncakes, such as "mooncakes with dried vegetables" from Shaoxing, "mooncakes with soft grape filling" from Beijing, "mooncakes with soft grape filling" from Jinan, and "mooncakes with crystal bean paste", all have their own distinctive flavors. Mooncake styles can be divided into Beijing-style, Cantonese-style, Suzhou-style, Taiwanese-style, Dian-style, Hong Kong-style, Chao-style, and even Japanese-style by origin. According to the raw materials, production method, etc., in addition to the traditional pastry moon cakes, there are fruit and vegetable moon cakes, ice moon cakes, pastry moon cakes, tea moon cakes, coconut milk moon cakes, seafood moon cakes, medicinal moon cakes, music moon cakes, mini moon cakes and so on. There are also mooncakes in the shape of children's favorites, such as piglet cakes and lion cakes. Peking-style mooncake, the way as a baked cake, crispy and delicious crust; Soviet-style mooncake crust to eat layers and thin, soft and white, sweet and delicious, the more loose and white the better the crust; Cantonese-style mooncake crust and pastry similar to the inner filling to pay attention to the famous; traditional Taiwan mooncake, also known as moonlight cake, sweet potato as the material, sweet but not greasy flavor, fluffy and tasty; halal mooncake, is a belief in the Muslim Muslims unique mooncake, does not contain pork ingredients, to halal beef mooncake. The Halal mooncake is unique to Muslims who believe in Islam and does not contain pig, and is most famous for its Halal beef mooncake. "In recent years, new styles of mooncakes have emerged. Here's a look at today's new mooncakes: Ice mooncake: characterized by a crust without baking, frozen and eaten. Transparent milky white crust is the main, but also purple, green, red, yellow and other colors. The flavors are different, and the appearance is very harmonious and interesting. Fruit and vegetable moon cakes: characterized by the filling is mainly fruit and vegetables, filling smooth and soft, different flavors, filling cantaloupe, pineapple, lychee, strawberries, melon, taro, umeboshi, orange, etc., but also with fruit juice or fruit syrup, and therefore more refreshing and sweet flavor. Seafood mooncake: It is a more expensive mooncake with abalone, shark's fin, seaweed, skate, etc. The flavor is slightly salty and fresh, and it is famous for its sweetness and aroma. Nalang Mooncake: It is made by combining lily, green bean and tea into the mooncake filling, which is the newest idea and has the effect of moisturizing and beautifying the skin. Coconut Milk Mooncake: Filled with freshly squeezed coconut milk, evaporated milk and fruits and melons, the mooncake is low in sugar and oil content, with a sweet taste and rich coconut flavor, leaving a sweet aftertaste in the mouth. It has the functions of moisturizing, stomach-healthy and beauty. Tea mooncake: also known as the new tea ceremony mooncake, with new green tea as the main filling, the taste is light and slightly fragrant. There is a kind of tea mooncake with oolong tea juice mixed with lotus seed paste, which is more fresh. Health mooncake: This is a functional mooncake that appeared only the year before, with ginseng mooncakes, calcium mooncakes, medicinal mooncakes, and iodine-containing mooncakes. Like-shaped mooncake: In the past, it was called piglet cake, with hard filling, mostly for children's food; with vivid appearance, it is a new pet for children. Mini mooncakes: the main shape is small and exquisite, the method of production is exquisite.