Mid-autumnDayfallsonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunarmonth（农历）.Onthatnightthemoonisbrighterandfullerthananyothernight.InChina,Mid-autumnDayisatimeforfamilyreunions(团圆).

　　Onthisday,manyfamiliesenjoywatchingthefullmoon.Somefamilieswillbake（烘）cakes,called“mooncakes.”Then,eachmemberofthefamilywilleatapieceofcaketoshowtheirunity（团圆）.Somemooncakesaremadeofwheatflour(面粉),sugarandlotusseedpowder(莲子粉).They'redelicious!

　　InancientChina,poetsconsideredthemoonasasymbolofbrightness,purityandgoodness.Theywrotemanybeautifulpoemsaboutthemoon.Themostpopularonewasastoryaboutaladyonthemoon.SheflewtothemoonandlivedintheMoonPalace.