#AdmiringtheFullMoon

Admiring the full moon and eating moon cake (Beginner)

Key Learning Points (Preview): 赏月 (shǎngyuè):

v.

to admire the full moon

月饼 (yuèbǐng): n. moon cake

On Mid-autumn Festival, the custom of “赏月 (shǎngyuè) admiring the full moon” began with people in ancient China, and is still maintained. In the Zhou Dynasty, on the night of the Mid-autumn Festival, people would offer sacrifices to the moon with “月饼(yuèbǐng) moon cake” and fruit that was in season such as watermelon, apples and so on.…

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