Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan integrates their moon cakes with the world-famous large bronze mask. Screenshot of People's Daily

As traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, many museums in China have created special moon cakes that incorporate cultural elements from their collections. 

Inspired by one of the top 10 Chinese paintings, A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, the Palace Museum launched the "A Thousand Miles of Bright Moon" moon cake in 2021. The pattern is designed with reference to the landscape scenery in the painting so that people can experience the artistic conception of the famous poet Su Shi's poem: "Though far apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together."

In 2022, the moon cake design of Gansu Provincial Museum is based on the copper galloping horse, while Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan Province integrates their moon cakes with the world-famous large bronze mask. 

The National Museum names its moon cakes after the Chinese idiom "blooming flowers and full moon - reunion and luck," which is based on the painting Hundreds of Flowers.

Experts of the National Museum said that the moon cakes are not only beautifully shaped, but the packaging boxes are also designed full of cultural elements, which was snapped up by enthusiastic customers. "It makes more people fall in love with cultural relics, which can help promote traditional culture and cultural relics."