TheMid-AutumnFestivalhasallinterestinghistory。LongagoinoneofthedynastiesofChinatherewasakingwhowasverycrueltothepeopleanddidnotmanagethecountrywell。Thepeopleweresoangrythatsomeaveonessuggestedkillingtheking。Sotheywrotenotestellingaboutthemeetingplaceandtimeandputthemintocakes。Onthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmontheverypersonwastoldtobuythecakes。Whentheyatethemtheydiscoveredthenotes。Sotheygatheredtogethertomakeasuddenattackontheking。FromthenontheChinesepeopleceleateonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthandeat"mooncakes"inmemoryofthatimportantevent。

WhentheMid-AutumnFestivalisnear，shopwindowsarebeautifullydecorated。Many"mooncakes"aredisplayedforpeopletobuy。Peoplesendpresentssuchaswine，fruitsand"mooncakes"totheirfriendsandrelatives。Intheeveningoftheday，theyhaveafeast。Afterthefeast，theygoouttothegardentolookatthemoon。Thechildrenrunandlaughonthestreets。

Itisbelievedthatthemoonisatherightestonthisnight。Manypoemshavebeenwrittenaboutit，andpoetsarenevertiredofreadingandwritingsuchpoems。InChineseliterature，themoonoftheMidAutumnFestivalhasbeenparedtoalooking-glass，ajaderabbit，andsoon。ItseemsthatChineseliteraturetakesfarmoreinterestinthemoonthaninthesun。