The earliest record of Mid-Autumn Festival came from Zhou Li. According to historical records, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was the embryonic form of the earliest Mid-Autumn Festival celebration ceremony. In the early years after the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 became a fixed festival, which was recorded in Emperor Taizong.
From the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Mid-Autumn Festival prevailed and became one of the major festivals in China after the Spring Festival and New Year's Day. Some people think that the Mid-Autumn Festival originated from autumn newspapers. When the rice is ripe, it worships the land god and then spreads it to the people.
It is recorded in A Tour of records of the west lake that "August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and people send moon cakes to show their reunion". "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of Dijing" also mentioned that "the moon is sacrificed on the 15th of August, and the cakes are round, melons are deformed, and lotus flowers are carved in petals." On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people will be branded as "reunion", having a reunion dinner, making moon cakes and offering sacrifices to the moon, all for family reunion.