The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and other countries in East and Southeast Asia, and, much like Thanksgiving in the US, it’s often a time of reunion with families.
For those of you who will be celebrating, we hope your Mid-Autumn Festival is filled with joy, prosperity, and delicious mooncakes!
Hua Bai
Manager, Digital Analytics
Mid-Autumn has always been my favorite festival ever since I was a kid, because my birthday happens to be the next day on the lunar calendar. Growing up near the northeast borderline of China, Russia, and Mongolia, I remember my biggest wish was to wear a skirt during Mid-Autumn Festival, as the temperature typically drops to 50F (10C) around that time of the year. Fast forward to the present, and I’m living somewhere much warmer, with an ocean apart from my families. However, as an ancient Chinese poetry goes, "the sea mirrors the rising moon bright; miles apart, our hearts share tonight (海上生明月，天涯共此時)." It’s true that no matter where I am, I’ll always be sharing the same full moon with those I miss the most.
Recommended listen: Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. It's getting a lot of attention on Chinese social media.
Jing Chen
Software Developer, Technology
