Legend has it that three immortals, incarnated as three poor old people, begged for food from foxes, monkeys and rabbits. Both foxes and monkeys helped, but only rabbits didn't. Later, rabbits told the old people, "Eat me." Jumping into the fire, the immortals were very moved, so they sent the rabbit to Guanghan Palace to become a jade rabbit.

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of the moon in ancient times and has a long history. The word "Mid-Autumn Festival" was first recorded in Zhou Li. Because of the ancient calendar in China, August 15 of the lunar calendar happens to be the autumn of a year, and it is in the middle of August, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival".

In addition, in the four seasons of the year, each season is divided into three parts: "Meng, Zhong and Ji", so the second month of autumn is called "Zhong Qiu". It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. There are still folk myths and legends about "Wu Gang cutting Guangxi and the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon".