The Mid-autumn

Festival

Reporter: yan wei tao

Major: Surveying and Mapping Engineering
•Today ,we will introduce you a
Chinese traditional festival -- the Mid-
Autumn Festival , maybe you have
known it for so long time ,but do you
really know it well? Let us
approaching our coming festival --
the Mid-Autumn Festival .I hope you
like it.
Appreciate the Moon
“Zhong Qiu Jie”, which is also known as the
Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th
day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.
Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival in China.
Almost everyone likes to eat mooncakes on that
day. Most families have a dinner together to
celebrate the festival. A saying goes, "The moon
in your hometown is almost always the brightest
and roundest". Many people who live far away
from homes want to go back to have a family
reunion. How happy it is to enjoy the
mooncakes while watching the full moon with
your family members.
The August Moon Festival is often called
the Women's Festival. The moon
(Chinese character on right) symbolizes
elegance and beauty. While Westerners
worship the sun (yang or male) for its
power, people in the Far East admire the
moon. The moon is the 'yin' or female
principle and it is a trusted friend. Chinese
parents often name their daughters after
the moon, in hope that they will be as
lovely as the moon.
 characters
'Chang Er

Hou Yi
Moon
Wu Gang

Jade Rabbit
The Moon FairyLady –
'Chang Er'
Hou Yi shoots down nine suns.
In fact, many ancient August Moon folktales are about
a moon maiden. On the 15th night of the 8th lunar
moon, little children on earth can see a lady on the
moon.
The story about the lady took place around 2170 B.C.
At that time, the earth had ten suns circling it, each
taking its turn to illuminate to the earth. But one day all
ten suns appeared together, scorching the earth with
their heat. The earth was saved by a strong archer
named Hou Yi. He succeeded in shooting down nine of
the suns. One day, Hou Yi stole the elixir of life from a
goddess. However, his beautiful wife Chang E drank
the elixir of life in order to save the people from her
husband's tyrannical rule. After drinking it, she found
herself floating and flew all the way to the moon. Hou
Yi loved his beautiful wife so much, he refused to shoot
down the moon.
The wood cutter - Wu Gang
•According to legend, there is a tall five
hundred Zhang laurel on the moon. There was
a man named Wu Gang during the Han
Dynasty .He addicted to Immortal and did not
concentrate on his study, so the emperor's
wrath, detained him in the palace of the moon,
made him to cut down the tree, and said: “if
you cut down the tree, may obtain magic
arts.”Wu Gang began cutting ,but each one
ax, the tree healing wounds immediately.Day
by day , his desire has not reached.
Jade Rabbit
It is said that there are three immortals,
as the embodiment of the three poor old
man.
They beg for food towards foxes,
monkeys and rabbits . the fox and the
monkey gave up food and relief to the
old, but only the rabbit is not . Then the
rabbit said to the old man: "you eat
me.“ and jumped into the fire. The gods
were moved by him, and sent him to the
Moon Palace. Later, rabbit in the Moon
Palace in ramming ever-young pill.
Poems on the Mid-
Autumn day
但愿人长久，千里共婵
娟。

May the people live

forever, and share the
moon shine across
vast distances
together.
• I raised my head, the splendid
moon I see;
• Then droop my head and sink to
dreams of my hometown.
• 举头望明月，低头思故乡。
--Libai
 The moon, grown
full now over the
sea, 海上生明月，
Brightening the 天涯共此时。
whole of heaven,

Looking at the Moon and Thinking of One Far Away（望月怀

远） --Zhang Jiuling（张九龄 ）