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China Uncensored: Mooncakes - Tasty Treats, or Instruments of Corruption?
Monday was the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, also known as the moon festival. It’s a time for people to reunite with family and friends and celebrate the harvest, while they gaze up at that glowing orb in the sky and remember the goddess of the moon, who saved Earth by defeating the evil Queen Beryl of the Negaverse and restoring the glorious moon kingdom of the Silver Millennium.
China’s Mooncakes the Latest Victim of Anti-Corruption Campaign
The sales of high-end mooncakes dropped over 50 percent this year due to China’s anti-corruption campaign.
The Mid-Autumn Moon in Classic Chinese Poetry (Part 4)
Mid-Autumn day has always been a time for Chinese poets to express their deeper feeling and thoughts, as the moon is a particularly favored subject.
Preserving Traditions Is Hard, Eating Mooncakes Is Easier
NEW YORK—The lesser known sister of Chinese Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival kicks off this week, with a medley of street fairs, parades, tea times, and business dinners to survey.
The Mid-Autumn Moon in Classic Chinese Poetry (Part 3)
Zhongqiu Jie (中秋節), also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is an important occasion for family members to get together to admire the full and bright harvest moon.
The Mid-Autumn Moon in Classic Chinese Poetry (Part 2)
Along with Li Bai, Du Fu (712–770 A.D.) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty.
The Mid-Autumn Moon in Classic Chinese Poetry (Part 1)
On Sept. 8, Chinese people around the world will celebrate the Zhongqiu Jie (中秋節), also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival.
