On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is bright. The ancients regarded the full moon as a symbol of reunion, so August 15 was also called "Reunion Festival". Throughout the ages, people often use "full moon" and "lack of moon" to describe "joys and sorrows", and vagrants living in other places also rely on the moon to express their affection. Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote poems such as "Looking up, it's moonlight, then leaning back, suddenly thinking about hometown", "Knowing that the dew is frost tonight, the moonlight at home is bright!" Du Fu's "Spring Breeze is Green in Jiang Nanan" and Wang Anshi's "When Will the Moon Shine on Me" in the Song Dynasty are all timeless masterpieces.
In the early days, people didn't call moon cakes "moon cakes", but there were many names, such as Hu cakes mentioned by Li Yuan, as well as small cakes, moon cakes, Bomo Palace cakes, golden cakes (Song Dynasty) and moon cakes (Yuan Dynasty). In the Tang Dynasty, the most popular name was naturally Hu Bing. In the past, the Han nationality referred to the nomadic nationalities such as Xiongnu, Xianbei, Di, Qiang, Tubo and Turkic living in the north and west of China as "conference semifinals". Hu people's daily bread is called "Hu cake" by Han people. This kind of cake is round, with sugar inside and nuts outside. It is delicious.
So, how did Hu Bing change its name to mooncake? This is related to Yang Yuhuan-Yang Guifei, one of the four most beautiful women in China.
Yang Yuhuan, formerly known as Yang Furong, was the eighteenth son of Li Longji in Tang Dynasty and the concubine of Li Mao, the longevity king. Yang is familiar with her temperament, can sing and dance well, and most importantly, she looks outstanding. If she is really out of the water, men will not be tempted. Li Longji, a lecherous, got her 27-year-old daughter-in-law into the harem, made her an imperial concubine, and was loved by thousands. One Mid-Autumn Festival, I ate moon cakes and enjoyed the moon with Yang Guifei. Romantic Li Longji pretends to be elegant. She doesn't like Hu Bing and wants to change her name. But what should I call it? I can't think of it at the moment. Yang Guifei looked up and saw a full moon hanging in the air, just like this round Hu cake, so she blurted out-moon cake. Hearing this, Li Longji clapped his hands again and again. A "moon cake", called out.
He knew that the dew would be frost and the moon would be bright tonight.
The moon on the 15th is round, and every family is happy.
A bright moon thousands of miles away. Send blessings from afar.