Themid-autumnfestivalhasallinterestinghistory.longagoinoneofthedynastiesofchinatherewasakingwhowasverycrueltothepeopleanddidnotmanagethecountrywell.thepeopleweresoangrythatsomebraveonessuggestedkillingtheking.sotheywrotenotestellingaboutthemeetingplaceandtimeandputthemintocakes.onthe15thdayofthe8thluna/rmontheverypersonwastoldtobuythecakes.whentheyatethemtheydiscoveredthenotes.sotheygatheredtogethertomakeasuddenattackontheking.fromthenonthechinesepeoplecelebrateonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthandeat"mooncakes"inmemoryofthatimportantevent.
Whenthemid-autumnfestivalisnear,shopwindowsarebeautifullydecorated.many"mooncakes"aredisplayedforpeopletobuy.peoplesendpresentssuchaswine,fruitsand"mooncakes"totheirfriendsandrelatives.intheeveningoftheday,theyhaveafeast.afterthefeast,theygoouttothegardentolookatthemoon.thechildrenrunandlaughonthestreets.
Itisbelievedthatthemoonisatherbrightestonthisnight.manypoemshavebeenwrittenaboutit,andpoetsarenevertiredofreadingandwritingsuchpoems.inchineseliterature,themoonofthemidautumnfestivalhasbeencomparedtoalooking-glass,ajaderabbit,andsoon.itseemsthatchineseliteraturetakesfarmoreinterestinthemoonthaninthesun.
