Origin of Mooncakes:

Mooncakes, initially originated as a food for the army's congratulations in the Tang Dynasty. During the years of Tang Gaozu, General Li Jing won the war against Xiong Nu and returned triumphantly on August 15th. At that time, there were people in Turpan who were merchants and offered cakes to the Tang emperor to wish him well.

The Southern Song Dynasty Wu Zimu's "Dream Liang Records" book, there has been the word "mooncake", but on the Mid-Autumn Festival to taste the moon, eat mooncake description, is the Ming Dynasty's "West Lake Excursion Zhi Hui" only recorded: "August 15 is called Mid-Autumn Festival, the folk to the mooncake to leave each other to take the reunion of the meaning of the". ".

Meaning of eating mooncakes in Mid-Autumn

The meaning of eating mooncakes in Mid-Autumn is to hope for a reunion and get-together with family members because mooncakes are round and symbolize reunion. 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, there is also a custom of worshipping or sacrificing the moon around every August Mid-Autumn Festival. August 15 full moon, mid-autumn moon cakes fragrant and sweet, this famous proverb out of the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, urban and rural people eat moon cakes custom.