In Ji'an County of East China's Jiangxi Province, earthen jars will be burned with straw in every village in the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the jars get red hot, vinegar will be poured in, permeating the whole village in a delicate fragrance.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in Ziyuan County of East China's Anhui Province, the local children will get together to build a hollow pagoda with bricks and tiles, decorated with veiling and steles, and so on. Then, a table is placed in front of the pagoda, with various sacrifices meant to worship the "god of pagoda." During the night, burning candles will be placed both inside and outside the pagoda.
People in Southwest China's Sichuan Province usually eat duck, sesame cakes, and honey cakes in addition to moon cakes. In some places, "orange lights" are hung on the doors for celebration.
In Xixiang County of North China's Shaanxi Province, men go boating or climbing while women arrange for the feast on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival and every one, poor or rich, has to eat watermelon. Besides, suona (a kind of Chinese wind instrument) or drum players will often perform door by door on that day, begging for money as a reward.
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