Lianrong moon cake is a traditional name in modern Guangdong Province, and it is a Mid-Autumn Festival food. There are pure lotus seeds, lotus seeds with egg yolk, double yellow, three yellow and four yellow lotus seeds. The materials used for cake stuffing are very particular, and the lotus seeds of that year should be selected. The stuffing is golden in color, smooth and fragrant, and the moon cake is rich and delicious. In 2009, Cantonese lotus seed cake officially entered the intangible cultural heritage list of Guangzhou, becoming one of the first foods on the list. At the same time, Cantonese bacon and Xiaofeng cake are also on the list.

Moon cakes are traditional snacks with a long reputation and are deeply loved by people in China. They are round and round, shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony, and are a must-eat food for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court, but it also spread to the people. At that time, it was usually called "Xiao Bing" and "Yuetuan". In the Ming dynasty, it became a common dietary custom of the whole people. Today, there are more varieties and flavors that vary from place to place. Among them, Cantonese-style mooncakes, Beijing-style mooncakes, Yunnan-style mooncakes, Soviet-style mooncakes and Chaozhou-style mooncakes are deeply loved by people all over China.

Ancient traditional moon cakes are eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the imperial palace, but it also spread to the people. At that time, it was usually called "Xiao Bing" and "Yuetuan". Later, it evolved into a circle, symbolizing a happy reunion, reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion, and deeply thinking about relatives and friends. The word "moon cake" has been used in Wu's book Dream in the Southern Song Dynasty. However, the description of enjoying the moon and eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival was recorded in the West Lake Travel Agency in the Ming Dynasty: "August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and people take moon cakes for reunion". By the Qing Dynasty, there were more records about moon cakes and the production became more and more elaborate.