The Origin of Mooncakes

Mooncakes originated in the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, General Li Jing was victorious in his conquest of the Xiong Nu, and returned triumphantly on the 15th day of the 8th month. At that time, a businessman from Turpan offered mooncakes to the Tang emperor to wish him well. Gaozu Li Yuan took the gorgeous cake box, took out the round cake, smiled and pointed to the bright moon in the sky, said: "should be Hu cake invite toad", said the cake was distributed to the ministers to eat together, and later Tang Xuanzong renamed the Hu cake as moon cake.

Mooncakes are one of the most prestigious traditional Chinese pastries, which are eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The mooncake is round and round and shared by the family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. In ancient times, mooncakes were eaten as offerings at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It is said that the custom of eating mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was popular in the court, and then spread to the people, then commonly known as "small cakes" and "moon ball". In the Ming Dynasty, the mooncake became a common dietary practice for all people. Mooncakes and food customs around the integration, and the development of Cantonese, Beijing-style, Suzhou-style, Chao-style, Dian-style mooncakes, etc., by the people around the north and south of China favorite.