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Special Thanks – From Organising Party, MHKA

Special Thanks– From Organising Party, MHKAManchester Moon Festival 2023 is one of the biggest moon festival celebration event in UK. With such the size of the event there are always groups of parties and individuals who worked endlessly with heart and passion behind the scene into the planning and build up process for the event to become successful. All people involved were all united to bring an event with one single aim, to bring smiles and happiness to all attending visitors. We, the organizer, Manchester HongKonger Association (MHKA), would like to give a special thanks to the following parties and individuals (not in particular order):Manchester City CouncilManchester Neighborhood Investment FundMr. G Shun ChanMr. Winky Ma & Infinity House Services Ltd. Mr. Alan Chan & 英國創城地產 Genesis City UKMr. Bruce Law (Kung Fu Master)Ms. Isabelle, Mr. Andy Yung, Mr. Him Wu, Mr. Wai Leung & Ms. Tracy ChingMr. Sek LunLion Dance Performance TeamMr. Bob Chan & Mr. C. Y. Poon曼城樓 Manchester Chinese Restaurant英國青木堂中醫 Eastwood Clinic UKMr. Simon Chan & Flix Animation Ltd.Space Stage LimitedGuard Mark Security PartnerWe would also like to give special thanks to all participating traders. Without them this event would not be as colourful with delicious foods and drinks as it could be (not in particular order):旺旺麵包西餅店Wong Wong Bakery跑馬地冰室 Happy Valley Café貢茶 Gong Cha UKLucky U Hong Kong Street Food友達屋台 Yatai Tomodachi9 CakeCapture SP Studio羅通文藝社 T.La Art & Craft GalleryFinally we would like to say thank you to everyone who came to the Manchester Moon Festival 2023. Without you this event would not be as colourful, celebratory and successful as it would have been.Please take a tour at our Manchester Moon Festival 2023 gallery to browse through some of the fun and excitement during the Manchester Moon Festival 2023.May we take this opportunity to wish all of you a happy and unforgettable Moon Festival.

Delicious Mouthwatering Foods and Drinks At Manchester Moon Festival 2023

Delicious Mouthwatering Foods and Drinks At Manchester Moon Festival 2023The colourful traditional Moon Festival coming to Manchester China Town this weekend from 22/09/2023 to 24/09/2023. Apart from the big inflatable Moon decoration and free activities, you will also find yourself engulfed with a range of Asian cuisines and Moon Cakes. Here are some of the foods you will find during our wonderful event:Delicious Chinese foods and popular Hong Kong street foodTraditional Chinese Moon CakesSizzling Chicken & Pork SkewersTrendy Bubble TeaMouth Watering Pork Chop & Satay Beef BunAlong with the wonderful food and drinks on offers, you will also find a range of lanterns in our gift stall. From traditional style Chinese lanterns, to kid friendly cartoon style lanterns, there definitely will be one suits your preference. So why wait, come down and join us to celebrate this wonderful festival with us at Manchester Moon Festival 2023.

What Are Mooncakes?

You may have heard about Mooncakes, and traditionally Chinese would have mooncakes during the festive period of Moon Festival. But what exactly is mooncakes and why having mooncakes during the Moon Festival?What exactly is Mooncakes?Mooncakes (月餅) are small, rounded cake with a thin wrapping crust, filled with variety of fillings, including sweet lotus seed paste, red bean paste, or nuts and meat. Sometimes they may also contain one or two salted duck egg yolk(s).Legend of MooncakesThere are various legends on why having mooncakes during moon festive period. One of the most famous legend is relating to a rise of the Ming dynasty. The legend tells before the rise of the dynasty Ming, its founder, Hongwu Emperor (朱元璋), was leading a revolution against its predecessor tyranny Yuan dynasty. He wanted to call for the revolution to be started on the very same date as the Moon Festival. In order to allow this message to be spread throughout to everyone without the notice of the governing officers, he had put a slip with the revolution message inside the mooncakes and distribute the mooncakes throughout the towns and cities. The end result was a successful one and Hongwu Emperor had successfully leaded the revolution against the tyranny Yuan dynasty.Legacy of MooncakesNowadays there are many variety of mooncakes available in the market, including the ones with traditional sweet fillings, savoury fillings, chocolate fillings, or even with icy crust wrapped with ice cream. Nevertheless some could interpret mooncakes to be the symbol of friends and family gathering during the Moon Festival. So why not come to the Manchester Moon Festival to have a taste of the Chinese Mooncakes? You will find the Wang Wang Bakery stall at the Manchester Moon Festival selling the infamous mooncakes, along with other food stalls selling authentic Chinese foods.