The sweetest part of the Mid-Autumn Festival

Hong Kong’s must-have mooncakes are now in Manila

This time of year, the Chinese community celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also popularly known as the Mooncake Festival. Traditionally, the season celebrates a grand harvest and is believed to be a time when the moon is at its brightest. As such, the sweet Chinese treat that is the mooncake is given as a gift in mid-autumn in order to give thanks for prosperity and family togetherness.