后羿射日

Houyi shooting the suns

吴刚伐桂

Wu Gang chopping the tree

玉兔捣药

Jade Rabbit making heavenly medicine

▌ 羿请不死之药于西王母。

Hou Yi traveled to the palace of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, seeking her elixir of immortality.

▌ 羿妻嫦娥窃之奔月，托身于月。

Chang'e drank the elixirs that her husband had left behind and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence.

油酥糕点

pastry

月饼馅

fillings

蓉

paste [peist] （糊状物、膏）

五仁

five kernel

5 types of nuts and seeds: almonds（杏仁）, walnuts（核桃仁）, watermelon seeds（瓜子仁）, sesame（芝麻仁）, and pumpkin seeds（南瓜子仁）

五仁叉烧

five kernel and roast pork 

红豆

red bean paste

枣泥

jujube ['dʒu:dʒu:b] paste

莲蓉

lotus seed paste

冬瓜蓉

melon seed paste

咸蛋黄

yolks from salted duck eggs

云腿

ham

猪油

lard

饼皮

crusts

浆皮

chewy ['tʃui] crust

酥皮

flaky crust

印花

imprint

冰皮

snow skin 

奶油皮

cream cheese

京式月饼

Beijing-style mooncakes

苏式月饼

Suzhou-style mooncakes

滇式月饼

Yunnan-style moooncakes

潮汕月饼

Chaoshan-style mooncakes

广式月饼

Cantonese-style mooncakes

港式月饼

Hong Kong-style mooncakes

甜味月饼和咸味月饼

 sweet and savory mooncakes

▌ 月饼多为油酥面皮包裹甜而厚的馅料。

Most mooncakes have a pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling.

▌ 传统月饼上印有“长寿”“和谐”等字样，以及点心坊和内馅名称。

Traditional mooncakes have an imprint on top consisting of the Chinese characters for "longevity" or "harmony", as well as the name of the bakery and the filling inside.

▌ 家人在中秋节分食月饼，寓意全家团团圆圆。

The sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members during the festival signify the completeness and unity of families.

▌ 中秋快乐！

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 祝你和你的家人中秋快乐！

Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

▌ 愿你的生活就象这十五的月亮一样，圆圆满满。

Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day.

▌ 皓月闪烁，星光闪耀，中秋佳节，美满快乐！

A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness.

▌ 举杯遥祝：月圆人圆花好，事顺业顺家兴。

I want to make a toast. I Wish that the round moon take my best blessing to you. May you have a happy family and a bright future.