Moon cakes are a tribute to the Moon God in China's ancient Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing a happy reunion, which not only reflects people's longing for a better life of family reunion, but also places their thoughts on relatives and friends. The custom of worshipping the moon god with moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival originated in the Tang Dynasty, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that the custom of eating moon cakes was realized.

What kinds of moon cakes are there in China?

There are many kinds of moon cakes in different regions, such as Beijing style, Guangdong style, Soviet style, desktop style, Yunnan style and Hong Kong style.

In terms of taste, moon cakes are different, including sweet, salty, salty, sweet, spicy and so on. Especially now, there are more and more flavors of moon cakes, and even more exotic flavors are attracting more and more attention.

There are also different shapes, such as smooth moon cakes, lace moon cakes, the Monkey King moon cakes and old birthday moon cakes, which can be roughly divided into five categories: Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Jiangsu and Chaozhou.