Some 24 children take part in a mooncake making activity hosted by Baotou Museum in Baotou, in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Sept 13. The day marked the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese event celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. [Photo/Xinhua]

A girl proudly shows the mooncake she made. The festival celebrates three fundamental concepts which are closely tied to one another: gathering, giving thanks and praying. It is a time for outdoors reunions of friends and relatives. Traditional activities include eating mooncakes, gazing at the full moon and guessing lantern riddles -- an activity involving writing riddles on lanterns while other people try to guess the answers. [Photo/Xinhua]