In the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1206- 1368), China was ruled by Mongols. The leaders of the pre-Song Dynasty (960- 1279) did not like to succumb to foreign rule, and worked out how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered.

Knowing that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, the rebel leader ordered the making of special moon cakes. There is a message in each moon cake, which is a summary of the attack. ?

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. It was followed by the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368- 1644). ?

Today, people eat moon cakes to commemorate this event. ?

In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongols ruled China. The former rulers did not want to let the regime fall into the hands of foreigners, so they plotted a joint uprising. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, the uprising leader ordered his subordinates to make a special kind of moon cake and hid the uprising plan in each moon cake. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, the rebels won, overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. Today, people eat moon cakes to commemorate this event.