What are some simple pictures of Mid-Autumn Festival food?

What are some simple pictures of Mid-Autumn Festival food?

1. Prepare drawing tools, such as paper, pencils, colored pencils or watercolor paints.

2. Draw a circle gently on the paper with a pencil to indicate the shape of the moon cake.

3. Draw two arcs above and below the circle to represent the concave parts at the top and bottom of the moon cake.

4. Draw some fine patterns, such as parallel lines and curved lines, on the concave parts at the top and bottom of the moon cake to show the decorative patterns of the moon cake.

5. Fill the concave parts at the top and bottom of the moon cake with some light yellow or light red pigments to show the skin color of the moon cake.

6. Draw some patterns in the middle of the moon cake, such as convex lines and circular patterns, to represent the filling of the moon cake.

The history of moon cakes

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, harvest cakes and reunion cakes, are one of the traditional delicacies of Han nationality in China. Moon cakes were originally used as offerings to worship the moon god.

Offering sacrifices to the moon is a very old custom in China, which is actually the worship of the "Moon God" by the ancients. Eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival is an indispensable custom in northern and southern 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 included in Liang Lumeng written 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.