The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival after
the Spring Festival to Chinese people.Every year, when the festival comes,
people go home from every corner of the country and the world to meet their family,
admire the full moon and eat moon cakes. Nowadays,
there is a large variety of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of the festival.
Chinese people believe a full moon is a symbol of peace, prosperity and family reunion.
The moon on Mid-Autumn Festival night is believed to be the brightest and fullest.
That is why the festival is also known as / called the "Day of Reunion" and
the "Moon Festival".