Blog Tag - Mid-Autumn Festival

Mandarin Monday: All Your Moony Vocabulary
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节快 (Zhōngqiū Jié), the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which is when the moon is at its roundest and brightest,...
Full Moon Party: What to Serve at a Mid-Autumn Festival Dinner
Falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 zhongqiujie) falls on Oct 6 this year and is traditionally a time to...
Mooncake Memories: Your Guide to the Colorful History of this Celestial Pastry
It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, which this year falls on Oct 6 and with it comes another mooncake on the menu. Whether made of red bean, egg, mixed...
October 2025 Holiday Dates Reminder
The dates for China's 2025 public holidays were announced all the way back in November last year, so it may well be the case that you've forgotten...
Chinese Folklore Special: Mid-Autumn Festival Stories
You've probably seen an abundance of mooncakes lining supermarket ailes in the past few weeks, along with a few special offers here or there. That's...
Events in the 'Jing Over the Mid-Autumn Holiday (Sep 13-17)
Haven’t made plans for the Mid-Autumn holiday yet? Well, for one, you should definitely be heading to Langyuan Station for the Belt & Road Food...
Best of Beijing in Readers' Photos: Mid-Autumn Memories
Best of Beijing in Photos showcases photos from readers from across Beijing, in hopes of showing the capital as it's seen though different eyes (and...
Mid-Autumn Festival: Top Places to Gaze at the Moon like a Local
We are all familiar with eating mooncakes as a way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. But what is less known, or often overlooked, are the...
Celebrate the Moon Festival With Beijing Postcard’s Hutong Scavenger Hunt
This Moon Festival (Sep 10) Beijing Postcards have put together one of their famous Hutong Scavenger Hunts, but this time they’ve added some special...
  Dishing on the Lesser Known Shanghainese Mooncakes
There is perhaps no surer sign that autumn has come to Beijing than mooncakes dotting shop windows around town. Storefront after storefront eagerly...
Take a Look at Some of the Most Unique Mooncakes You Can Buy This Season
Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and that can only mean one thing…it’s mooncake season! This year the actual holiday falls on September...
Mandarin Monday: Learn Your Moony Vocabulary
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival and central to this traditional holiday is the moon, so let's explore some Chinese culture behind this celestial...
Experience the Next Generation of Mooncakes From Wu Yi This Mid-Autumn Fest
Even in the most traditional elements of life, there is always room for creativity and evolution. Case in point: Nearly everyone who has stayed in...
Lunar Lessons: 10 Things You Didn’t Know about the Mid-Autumn Festival
There’s more to the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie, 中秋节) than a nice, long weekend and random boxes of semi-edible mooncakes – here are 10 facts...
6 Fun Things to Do This Mid-Autumn Holiday, Sep 13-15
Mid-Autumn Festival (Sep 13-15) is nearly upon us and even you’re not interested in the legend behind this traditional holiday, a three-day break...