Steven, the CEO of KingKar participate in
Frankfurt International Auto Parts Show in Germany from Sep.13 to Sep.17 in
2016. The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is China's traditional Mid-Autumn
Festival, which is Sep 15 this year. That means Steven will spend his Mid-Autumn
Festival in foreign country.
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates three
fundamental concepts which are closely tied to one another:
Gathering, such as family and friends
coming together, or harvesting crops for the festival. It's said the moon is
the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion.
Thanksgiving, to give thanks for the
harvest, or for harmonious unions.
Praying (asking for conceptual or material
satisfaction), such as for babies, a spouse, beauty, longevity, or for a good
future.
Poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)
captured the emotions of the wanderer pining for home in this famous poem. The
feelings he described are truest when the moon is full, but when the mid-autumn
moon shines, they can get especially intense:
Moonlight on the bedstead
Lights up like frost on the ground
Lifting my head at the moon
I drop my chin and think of home.
The poem may convey them homesick under German
mid-autumn moon.
Traditions and myths surrounding the
festival are formed around these three concepts, although traditions have
changed over time due to changes in technology, science, economy, culture, and
religion. It’s about wellbeing together.
“We will spend my Mid-Autumn Festival in
Germany, but I can’t help missing my family.” Beyond, the sales manager said.
“Fortunately, we make a lot of friend in Frankfurt Automechanika. Symbolic of
the mid-autumn season are mooncakes, those round, sweet pastries that reflect
the reason for the festivities. We prepared our new friends these presents from
China.”
Making and sharing mooncakes is one of
the hallmark traditions of this festival. In Chinese culture, a round shape
symbolizes completeness and reunion. Thus, the sharing and eating of round mooncakes
among family members during the week of the festival signify the completeness
and unity of families.
Although typical mooncakes can be around a
few inches in diameter, imperial chefs have made some as large as several feet
in diameter, with its surface impressed with designs of Chang'e, cassia trees,
or the Moon-Palace. One tradition is to pile 13 mooncakes on top of each other
to mimic a pagoda, the number 13 being chosen to represent the 13 months in a
full lunar year.
In some areas of China, there is a
tradition of making mooncakes during the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The
senior person in that household would cut the mooncakes into pieces and
distribute them to each family member, signifying family reunion. In modern
times, however, making mooncakes at home has given way to the more popular
custom of giving mooncakes to family members, although the meaning of
maintaining familial unity remains.
“Actually for us, Frankfurt Automechanika
is not only an auto exhibition, but also a culture exhibition.” Steven said, “In
the future globalization, Confucius's ghost will return and the ideal
off-universal harmony will become human pursuit once more. I advocate the human
spirit of humanity, promote universal harmony in the world with a single
culture. I hope that companies with large numbers of customers and sincerely
cooperate in developing a common future!”
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