What are the cultural connotations of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Beihai: enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes and drinking Hayes ancient tea?

The traditional Mid-Autumn Festival customs in Beihai include: family reunion, enjoying the moon, eating big moon cakes and tasting ancient Hayes tea.

Before 2000, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified South Vietnam, established Hepu County and opened up the Maritime Silk Road. Beihai has become the earliest port of origin of the Maritime Silk Road, and relatives often go out on the Maritime Silk Road, so they especially miss their hometown and attach great importance to the annual Mid-Autumn Festival reunion.

Hayes ancient tea and Huangji moon cake, two famous Mid-Autumn Festival essential products, are both produced in Dalian Mountain and Dalian Cave in Beihai. Hepu moon cake is a famous brand in Beihai, among which Huang Ji moon cake is the most famous. Huang Ji Moon Cake Family and Hayes Ancient Tea Family have lived in Zhu Min Street in Hejiaguan Town for generations, and the distance between them is no more than 30 meters, which is a world of difference. Now, the four brothers of Huang Ji Moon Cake Family have developed into four well-known moon cake brands: Huang Jiayue, Huang Ji Moon, the eldest son Huang Ji and Huang Ji Tuanyue, among which Huang Jiayue and Huang Ji Moon have become the largest moon cake factories in Guangxi.

Hayes ancient tea is the neighbor of Huang Ji moon cakes. Hayes ancient tea, also known as Liuhu ancient tea, is produced in Dalianshan near Liuhu Lake and has excellent quality. Because it is adjacent to the port of origin of the Maritime Silk Road, it was first taken on board by Hayes crew during the voyage, and later became the earliest tea exported by China after the voyage of the Maritime Silk Road, known as Hayes ancient tea. Hayes Four Teas (Beihai Four Teas) represents spring, summer, autumn and winter all the year round, missing relatives in hometown and symbolizing peace in all seasons. The brand advertisement of Hayes ancient tea was broadcast on CCTV.