Admire the full moonIn the Mid Autumn Festival, China will celebrate the ancient customs, book of Rites in the records of autumn month, namely the worship of god,Mid Autumn Festival customs. To Zhou Dai, every Mid Autumn Festival night to meet the cold and festival. Large incense table, put the moon cake, watermelon, apples, plums, grapes and other seasonal fruits, cakes and watermelon is absolutely cannot little. Watermelon also cut into lotus shaped.In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid Autumn Festival, the moon is quite popular. In the Song Dynasty, to celebrate the mid autumn festival wind more prosperous, according to the Tokyo Menghua recorded record: mid autumn night, your home decorative knot taixie, civil war accounted for restaurants play a month .
Whenever this day, the capital of all shops, restaurants have to re decoration, arch tie silk wounded, sell fresh fruit and refined good food, night market was bustling, people put on the balcony, some rich people in their own pavilions moon and put food or arrange a dinner, family reunion child together to celebrate during our chat.After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, to celebrate the mid autumn festival custom remains the same, many places formed big dipper incense burning, tree Mid Autumn Festival, point tower lights, put the sky lanterns, walk the moon, the fire dragon dance and other special customs.
在中秋节，我国自古就有赏月的习俗，《礼记》中就记载有“秋暮夕月”，即祭拜月神，中秋节的风俗习惯。到了周代，每逢中秋夜都要举行迎寒和祭月。设大香案，摆上月饼、西瓜、苹果、李子、葡萄等时令水果，其中月饼和西瓜是绝对不能少的。西瓜还要切成莲花状。在唐代，中秋赏月、玩月颇为盛行。在宋代，中秋赏月之风更盛，据《东京梦华录》记载：“中秋夜，贵家结饰台榭，民间争占酒楼玩月”。
每逢这一日，京城的所有店家、酒楼都要重新装饰门面， 牌楼上扎绸挂彩，出售新鲜佳果和精制食品，夜市热闹非凡，百姓们多登上楼台，一些富户人家在自己的楼台亭阁上赏月，并摆上食品或安排家宴，团圆子女，共同赏月叙谈。
明清以后，中秋节赏月风俗依旧，许多地方形成了烧斗香、树中秋、点塔灯、放天灯、走月亮、舞火龙等特殊风俗。