Introduction of moon cakes

Moon cakes (pinyin: yuè bǐng), also known as moon cakes, cookies, harvest cakes, reunion cakes, etc. , is the seasonal food of Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god. Sacrificing the moon is a very old custom in China, and it is actually a worship activity of the ancients to the "Moon God". Today, eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival is an essential custom in all parts of China. Mooncakes symbolize a happy reunion. People regard them as holiday food, use them to worship the moon and give them to relatives and friends.

As an offering to worship the moon god, moon cakes have a long history. The word moon cake was first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. The combination of moon cakes and local food customs has developed Cantonese cuisine, Jin cuisine, Beijing cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Chaozhou cuisine and Yunnan cuisine, which are deeply loved by people all over the country. 20 17 12 1 The Standard English Name of Moon Cake was officially implemented.