Moon cakes are round, symbolizing reunion and the beauty of reunion. It reflects people's good wishes for family reunion.
It is said that eating moon cakes on the mid autumn festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty, and revolted against the Yuan Dynasty one after another.
Zhu Yuanzhang United various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the court officers and soldiers searched very closely, and it was very difficult to pass on information.
Liu Bowen, the military master, came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note containing the "August 15 night uprising" in the cake, and then sent people to send it separately to the local uprising troops,
Inform them to respond to the uprising on the evening of August 15. On the day of the uprising, all rebel forces responded together.
Soon, Xu Da captured Yuan Dadu and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he hurried to pass on an oral order to let all the soldiers and men have fun with the people in the upcoming Mid Autumn Festival, and rewarded the ministers with "moon cakes" that secretly delivered information when the army was launched that year as seasonal cakes. Since then, the production of "moon cakes" has become more refined and more varieties.
After that, the custom of eating moon cakes on the Mid Autumn Festival spread among the people.
Moon cakes symbolize reunion, which should also be the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. If we synthesize the information about moon cakes and the folk customs of the Mid Autumn Festival in the Ming Dynasty, we should be able to see the historical track of the reunion of moon cakes: after the Mid Autumn Festival, the whole family sits around and eats moon cakes and moon fruits (offerings to the moon). Because the moon cakes are also round and eaten by the whole family, the meaning of moon cakes representing family reunion has gradually formed.
Our company hereby wishes you a Happy Mid Autumn Festival and a happy reunion!