Did someone say (moon)cake????

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important holiday and falls second in line behind the Spring festival. It occurs every year on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar (September 27 this year), and is supposedly the day when the moon shines the brightest each year.  I believe there was a super moon on this day, back in the states and many people were disappointed due to the number of clouds that blocked out the visibility of the moon.  Well, the Chinese people celebrate this!  They seem to celebrate everything here, and with that they also get many paid days off of work... how can you complain about that?? This celebration calls for a reunion with the family, lots of moon watching, lantern lighting, and of course FOOD!  The absolute best thing about this holiday is the delicious desserts called mooncakes that I have become mildly.... okay not mildly at all, but rather extremely obsessed with!!!! They are a pastry on the outside and filled with either bean paste, egg, lotus seed, and now there are even many modern styles that are filled with ice cream!! I prefer the old school pastry style and my favorite filling is the bean paste!!!! I'm proud to say I think I've tried every kind of mooncake there is to offer here and that I enjoy them more than the average Chinese person.  Our company sent each employee an enormous box of mooncakes for this holiday ( I think as more of a "sorry, but you won't be getting any days off like the rest of the country" gift), but regardless they were AMAZING and only fueled the fire for more solo mooncake purchases (as pictured below).  Thankfully, the holiday has ended so the prevalence of these delicious treats won't be as common on every street corner for only 2 RMB (30 cents!!!!)....  Here are pictures of the many different styles, colors, and fillings of the mooncakes I have enjoyed :)