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MooncakessymbolizethegatheringoffriendsandfamilyandareanindispensablepartoftheofferingsmadetotheEarthGod,TuTiKung.Accordingtopopularbelief,thecustomofeatingmooncakesbeganinthelateYuandynasty.Asthestorygoes,theHanpeopleofthattimeresentedtheMongolruleoftheYuanDynastyandrevolutionaries,ledbyChuYuan-chang,plottedtousurpthethrone.ChuneededtofindawayofunitingthepeopletorevoltonthesamedaywithoutlettingtheMongolrulerslearnoftheplan.Chu'scloseadvisor,LiuPo-wen,finallycameupwithabrilliantidea.Arumorwasspreadthataplaguewasravagingthelandandthatonlybyeatingaspecialmooncakedistributedbytherevolutionariescouldthedisasterbeprevented.ThemooncakeswerethendistributedonlytotheHanpeople,whofound,uponcuttingthecakesopen,themessageRevoltonthefifteenthoftheeighthmonth.Thusinformed,thepeoplerosetogetheronthedesignateddaytooverthrowtheYuan,andsincethattimemooncakeshavebecomeanintegralpartoftheMid-AutumnFestival.lTheroundmooncakes,measuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthickness,resembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseeds(西瓜子),lotusseeds(莲籽),almonds(杏仁),mincedmeats,beanpaste,orangepeelsandlard(猪油).Agoldenyolk(蛋黄)fromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.Traditionally,thirteenmooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsofacompleteyear,thatis,twelvemoonsplusoneintercalary(闰月的)moon.uUlsdaEThisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfestivalsincefruits,vegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant.Foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Apples,pears,peaches,grapes,pomegranates(石榴),melons,orangesandpomelos(柚子)mightbeseen.Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakes,cookedtaro(芋头)andwatercaltrope(菱角),atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.Ofallthesefoods,itcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMid-AutumnFestivalThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon,aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox(秋分).作者：807班汤雪莹