On the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar (October 6 this year), the moon is full and it is time for the Chinese people to mark their Mid-Autumn Festival, the third major festival of the Chinese calendar. This festival corresponds to the harvest festival observed by western cultures.
 
The round shape symbolizes family reunion. The day is a holiday for family members gather and enjoy the full moon, an auspicious token of abundance, harmony and luck.

This festival is also known as the Moon Cake Festival because a special kind of sweet cake, called yue bing in Chinese, prepared in the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs is served as a traditional Mid-Autumn delicacy.

In the old days, Chinese people would usually indulge in fragrant moon cakes with a good cup of piping hot tea. But nowadays, people have hundreds of new flavors to choose.