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How many grams of Mid-Autumn moon cakes are appropriate?

1. Usually, moon cakes are 100g, and the standard content of moon cakes is 100g, so 100g is appropriate for most moon cakes.

Mooncakes symbolize reunion, which should have started in Ming Dynasty. If we look at the information about moon cakes and Mid-Autumn Festival folk customs in the Ming Dynasty, we should be able to see the historical track of the reunion of moon cakes: after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family will sit together and share moon cakes and fruits (offerings of the moon). Because moon cakes are also round and shared by the whole family, it gradually forms the implication that moon cakes represent family reunion.