An account of this tradition can be found in The Books of Rites: "People worship the moon during autumn nights."

To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Day, Emperor Xizong of Tang (reigned A.D.873-888) ate some mooncakes. Founding these delicious, he ordered the chefs to wrap them in red silk and present them to new imperial scholars.

In Zhejiang province, apart from admiring the full moon, watching the tide is another grand event of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In Jiangnan, it is a tradition to hang lanterns on boats during the Mid-Autumn Festival in celebration of the birth of the tide deity. It is said that this will please the deity and prevent disasters.

Burning pagodas The game of burning pagodas is popular in Southern China.

Dragons are an important part of Chinese culture. It has been a tradition in Tai Hang, Hong Kong, to perform the fire dragon dance during the Mid-Autumn Festival for over a century.