中秋节,中国人的传统节日;月饼,是这个节日独特的食品。每年这个节日,家家户户都要买月饼,老老少少、大人小孩,男人女人都要吃月饼。整个中国的月饼销量在这个节日里恐怕要达到一个天文数字。中国人吃月饼不是为了满足口腹之欲,而是一种象征;月饼则成为一种文化载体,以它蕴含的文化韵味满足着人们的文化需求。 Mid-Autumn Festival, the traditional Chinese festival; moon cake, is the unique food festival. Every year this festival, every household should buy moon cake, young and old, adults and children, men and women have to eat moon cake. The sales of moon cakes throughout China are probably going to reach an astronomical figure during this festival. Chinese people eat moon cakes not for appetite, but as a symbol; moon cake has become a carrier of culture, with its inherent cultural charm to meet people’s cultural needs.