Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese celebration to be shared by everyone under the sun — and, especially, the moon.
The 15th day of the eighth lunar month marks the Mid-Autumn Festival, an occasion for admiring the full moon and celebrating family reunions and the harvest. More than 3,000 years ago, qiu, the Chinese character for autumn, appeared in oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC), recording a season central to agricultural life.
Ninety years ago, the Long March passed through Gansu. Today, we follow its historic path once again.
In the lastest episode of Embracing Cultures, Ji Mingwen, a pastry master from Beijing's heritage bakery Daoxiangxun, demonstrates the delicate, century-old art of making tijiang mooncakes, a type of traditional handmade mooncake originated from historical sugar-making processes.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, a cherished tradition, brings families together under the radiant full moon.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. In search of her lost Jade Rabbit, moon goddess Chang'e embarks on a magical Mid-Autumn adventure.
Perched on Xizhao Hill along the southern shore of West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda was first built in 977 during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
From Milan to Auckland, Berlin to Hong Kong, voices from around the world gather beneath one moon.
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