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Celebrating with lanterns: The Pingxi Lantern Festival
During Mid-Autumn Festival, many flock to Pingxi for its sky lanterns – a beautiful tradition.
Named one of the best festivals by The Discovery Channel and among the 10 best winter experiences by National Geographic, the festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the small hillside town of Shifeng to release an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 glowing rice paper lanterns.
Celebrating with mooncakes: Take a look at how we're celebrating in Hong Kong
This year we have partnered once more with The Upper House to craft a mooncake collection that not only cherishes the past, but also embraces a bright future by combining traditional and contemporary flavours and design.
Celebrating the spirit of togetherness across Asia
From Hong Kong to Qingdao, Seoul to Jeju, and Tokyo to Fukuoka, the tradition is observed by many of us across Asia
South Korea
Chuseok also known as Hangawi is celebrated across South Korean homes as families reconnect and celebrate the spirit of togetherness.
Special dishes such as Songpyeon (rice cakes) are made together as a family on the eve of Chuseok, which is followed on by gift-giving to each other.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, children parade lanterns in the streets the night of the Tết Trung Thu Festival to help light the way to earth from the moon.
The celebration of the harvest is an important part of Tết Trung Thu, as it marks a joyous time when work on farms culminate and time to spend with loved ones.
Japan
Tsukimi, also known as Otsukimi is celebrated across Japan. Dating back thousands of years, families, friends, and loved ones gather to view the beauty of the moon at its brightest.
A time to ponder and reflect, whilst eating traditional tsukimi dangos (rice dumplings) as the harvest ripens to the richest of tastes.