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* The annual lunar August 15, is the traditional Mid-Autumn festival. It is at this time a year the middle of autumn, so called Mid-Autumn festival. August 15 moon is brighter than other several months more round full moon, so they are called the moon and the mid autumn festival. Introduction of Mid-Autumn festival That night, people look up to the sky like jade such as dish has a bright moon, nature would look forward to their families. People would also like to take this to all my hometown and relatives thoughts of love. So, the Mid-Autumn festival is also called the mid autumn festival. Local Customs Worship the moon The Mid-Autumn Festival family feast custom See moon Eat moon cakes Rabbit doll Watch lanterns Dragon dance See Qian Tang River tide The story about the lady takes 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 and tyrannical archer named Hou Yi. He succeeded in shooting down nine of the suns. Legend 1 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 husbands tyrannical rule. After drinking it, she found herself floating and flew all they way to the moon. Hou Yi loved his divinely beautiful wife so much, he refused to shoot down the moon. *