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Jiading rich in traditions honoring the full moon
September 27, 2010, Monday
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THE Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is one of the most important festivities of the year in China, and Jiading District is no exception. The event is also called "Zhongqiu Festival" and "The Festival of Reunion." It dates back to the Jin Dynasty (AD 265?420) when people wanted to honor the full moon of the harvest season. By the Tang Dynasty (AD 618?907), the event had become an annual celebration.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival rolls around, the weather on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River cools from the heat of summer. The beauty of cloudless blue skies and moonlit nights was immortalized in the poetry of Han Yu during the Tang Dynasty. "The moon tonight is the brightest and fullest in the year," he wrote. Jiading's cultural history is full of charming local customs practiced during the holiday. Women met and talked along the streets. Children stuffed themselves with sweets as they shuttled through noisy markets. Poets met and shared verses about the moonlight. Elders looked forward to family reunion dinners. Everywhere there were anticipation and joy.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival rolls around, the weather on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River cools from the heat of summer. The beauty of cloudless blue skies and moonlit nights was immortalized in the poetry of Han Yu during the Tang Dynasty. "The moon tonight is the brightest and fullest in the year," he wrote. Jiading's cultural history is full of charming local customs practiced during the holiday. Women met and talked along the streets. Children stuffed themselves with sweets as they shuttled through noisy markets. Poets met and shared verses about the moonlight. Elders looked forward to family reunion dinners. Everywhere there were anticipation and joy.
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