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Moon Cakes and Mongols
Nancy Chong Whitman, author
Long ago in China, the Mongols enslaved the people of the village of Feng. A rebellious peasant, named General Zhu, figured out a strategy to free the people. The strategy used moon cakes, and it worked. Today moon cakes are eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival to remember and celebrate General Zhu's victory. You will learn why moon cakes have a red dot.