9unit2period2课程.ppt

Zhu Yuanzhang and Moon Cake Uprising The custom of eating mooncakes on Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the end of Yuan Dynasty. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang’s military counselor (军师) thought of an idea, and ordered his subordinates (下级) to hide paperslips with Uprising on August 15 on them in mooncakes. Then, the mooncakes were distributed among armies in different places, asking them to support the uprising on the night of August 15. After the successful uprising, Zhu was so happy that he allowed his men to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival with the common people eating moonc