zhōn qiū jié ō ū 中 秋 节 Mid-autumn festival
Time: the fifth day of the eighth lunar month Purpose of the festival: 1)To celebrate the summer's harvest. 2)A time for families to get-together
cultural or regional customs: 1.Eating moon cakes outside under the moon 2.Burning incense in reverence to deities including Chang'e 3.Planting Mid-Autumn trees 4.Collecting dandelion leaves and distributing them evenly among family members
Question What can you see in the moon Story time: date back 2170BC Chang'e and Houyi
hòu yì 后 羿
shè rì 射 日
chán é 嫦 娥
chán é 嫦 娥
bēn yuè 奔 月
lǐ 李 jǔ 举 duì 对
bái 白 (701—762年 ) bēi yāo mín yuè 杯 邀 明 月 yǐn chén sān rén 影 成 三 人
I invite moon as my drinking friend, Together with my shadow, we are three.
When will the moon be clear and bright Su Shi (1037～1101) Fay Wang (1969 ~ now) Let's listen!
When will the moon be clear and bright Singer: Fay Wang Lyricist: Su Shi (1037～1101) When will the moon be clear and bright With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky. I don't know what season it would be in the heavens on this night. I'd like to ride the wind to fly home. Yet I fear the crystal and jade mansions are much too high and cold for me. Dancing with my moon-lit shadow It does not seem like the human world The moon rounds the red mansion Stoops to silk-pad doors Shines upon the sleepless Bearing no grudge Why does the moon tend to be full when people are apart People may have sorrow or joy, be near or far apart The moon may be dim or bright, wax or wane This has been going on since the beginning of time. May we all be blessed with longevity. Though far apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together.
yuè bǐn Ingredients: wheat powder, sugar, peanut oil, lotus seed, etc.
According to a widespread folk tale (not necessarily supported by historical records), the Mid-Autumn Festival commemorates an uprising in China against the Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty (1280–1368) in the 14th century. As group gatherings were banned, it was impossible to make plans for a rebellion. Noting that the Mongols did not eat moon cakes, Liu Bowen of Zhejiang Province, advisor to the Chinese rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang, came up with the idea of timing the rebellion to coincide with the Mid-Autumn Festival. He sought permission to distribute thousands of moon cakes to the Chinese residents in the city to bless the longevity of the Mongol emperor. Inside each cake, however, was inserted a piece of paper with the message: "Kill the Mongols on the 15th day of the 8th Moon" On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), under Zhu. Henceforth, the Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated with moon cakes on a national level.

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