傳說古時候,天空曾有10個太陽.壹天,這10個太陽同時出現,酷熱難擋.弓箭手後翌射下了其中9個太陽,拯救了地球上的生靈.他偷了長生不死藥,卻被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下.此後,每年中秋月圓之時,少女們都要向月宮仙女嫦娥祈福的傳說便流傳開來
第二個In the 14th century,the eating of mooncakes at "Zhong Qiu Jie" was given a new significance.The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians,the rebels hid their messages in the Mid-Autumn mooncakes.Zhong Qiu Jie is hence also a commemoration of the overthrow of the Mongolians by the Han people.
在14世紀,中秋節吃月餅又被賦予了壹層特殊的含義.傳說在朱元璋帶兵起義推翻元朝時,將士們曾把聯絡信藏在月餅裏.因此,中秋節後來也成為漢人推翻蒙古人統治的紀念日.