Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. Why are Japan and South Korea also popular?

Ancient China made the country rich and strong, and the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties made countless small countries submit. They sent envoys to the Central Plains Dynasty to learn advanced culture. In the Tang Dynasty, it was a typical representative that Japan sent envoys to study in the Tang Dynasty.

China is an unprecedented prosperous country, so the influence of this country's prosperity is bound to be more extensive cultural exchanges. Almost all small countries in Southeast Asia have developed under the influence of China culture. Especially now, South Korea, in ancient times, was a vassal state of China. The official languages are all based on the model of China, and even their historical documents are written in Chinese. August15th of the Korean lunar calendar is called "autumn evening". Autumn night can be said to be the most important traditional festival for Koreans in a year. This is a festival of harvest and gratitude, even bigger than the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year).

When the Tang Dynasty flourished, Japan sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty. Ren Yuan (793 ~ 864), a Japanese Buddhist monk, entered the Tang Dynasty in 838 during the reign of Tang Wenzong, which lasted 10 years, and returned to China in the first year of Xuanzong (847). He is the author of "Exploring the Law in Datang". In the book, Yuanren spent a lively August 15th in Huokeji, Chishan, Shandong Province, eating soup cakes, but this was because there were a large number of Silla expatriates in the local area, and their hometown was August 15th to commemorate the Silla people's victory over the Bohai Sea on this day.

According to historians, the custom of appreciating the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival was first put forward by ancient court scholars and later spread to the people. In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many poets have poems chanting the moon in their masterpieces, and the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a fixed festival. The Book of Emperor Taizong recorded the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15. It is said that when Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty sleepwalked in the Moon Palace and got colorful feathers, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival became popular among the people.

Mid-Autumn Festival is not only one of the important festivals in China, but also listed as one of the important festivals in South Korea and Japan. China has influenced neighboring countries and demonstrated the strength of China.