Moon worship is a very ancient custom in China, and mooncakes were the ancient mid-autumn
offerings to worship the moon god, as well as the seasonal food for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In ancient times, moon sacrifice was held every mid-autumn night. A large incense table was set
up with moon cakes, fruits and other offerings. Under the moon, the statue of the moon god was
placed in the direction of the moon, red candles were lit high, and the whole family worshipped
the moon in turn, and then the housewife cut the mooncake for reunion.
After the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival to eat mooncakes, mooncake gift
custom is flourishing, and mooncakes have a ‘reunion’ symbolism. After the Qing Dynasty to
modern times, moon cakes in the quality, varieties have new developments. Raw materials,
preparation methods, shape and other differences, so that the moon cake is more colourful,
the formation of Beijing-style, Suzhou-style, Canton-style varieties with their own characteristics.
Mooncake is not only a unique flavour of the holiday food, but also become a four seasons always
have a fine pastry, quite popular!
