Moon place names for the Mid-Autumn Festival

Name a Chinese place for the Mid-Autumn Festival moon - the answer is Taiyuan.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the fifteenth day of the eighth month, which is often referred to as the night of the full moon. The full moon is very round, too round, and in homophones it means the city of Taiyuan. Therefore, the name of the city where the moon hits the Mid-Autumn Festival is Taiyuan. Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, is an outstanding tourist city in China, a national historical and cultural city, a national garden city, and a core city in the Taiyuan metropolitan area. It is the political, economic, cultural, transportation and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an important military and cultural center in northern China and the world's largest city. Shanxi Merchant City is one of China's energy and heavy industry bases.

Taiyuan belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate type. Taiyuan's mid-latitude geographical location in the northern hemisphere and the geographical environment of the Shanxi Plateau enable it to receive strong solar radiation and have relatively abundant light energy and heat. At the same time, it is controlled by the westerly circulation and affected by higher solar radiation. The climate is dry, with less rainfall and a large temperature difference between day and night, showing strong continental climate characteristics.

Introduction to the Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as "Yuexi", "Autumn Festival", "Mid-Autumn Festival", "August Festival", " "August Meeting", "Moon Chasing Festival", "Moon Playing Festival", "Moon Worshiping Festival", "Daughter's Day" and "Reunion Festival" are traditional cultural festivals popular among many ethnic groups across the country. Because it happens to be in the middle of autumn, it got this name. It is said that the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest on this night.

Since ancient times, people have had the custom of having a feast and admiring the moon on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The daughter-in-law who returns to her parents' home must return to her husband's home on this day to express perfection and good luck. It originated in ancient times, became popular in the Han Dynasty, was finalized in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and became popular after the Song Dynasty. Together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival, it is also known as the four major traditional festivals in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon on Autumn Eve in ancient times. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has included folk customs such as worshiping the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taiyuan City