相传唐高祖年间,大将军李靖征讨匈奴得胜,在八月十五凯旋而归。当时有经商的吐鲁番人向唐朝皇帝献饼祝捷。高祖李渊接过华丽的饼盒,拿出圆饼,笑指空中明月说:“应将胡饼邀蟾蜍”。然后赐群臣共食,遂成中秋吃饼之俗。但对中秋吃月饼这一习俗的描述,是明代的《西湖游览志会》才有记载:“八月十五日谓之中秋,民间以月饼相遗,取团圆之义”。到了清代,关于月饼的记载就多起来了,而且制作越来越精细。 According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, General Li Jing consulted the Huns to win the victory and returned home on August 15. At that time, the Turpan merchants offered their wishes to the Tang emperor. Li Yuan took over the gorgeous cake box, took out the cake, laughing moon sky said: “should be invited toad cake cakes”. Then thanks to the minister of food, then became the custom of eating cake in the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the description of the custom of eating mooncakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival is only recorded in the Ming Dynasty’s “Visit to the West Lake”: “Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, civil moon cake, and reunion.” In the Qing Dynasty, the records of mooncakes became more and more elaborate.