A bright full moon stirs the hearts of people across the four seas. The Mid-Autumn Festival carries the Chinese people's millennia-old longing for reunion. The long-standing Chinese culture has spread across mountains and seas, influencing many countries and regions. Each place, building on the festival's origins and blending in local customs, has developed a rich variety of full-moon celebrations.

　　Japan's "Tsukimi"

　　The Japanese call Mid-Autumn "Tsukimi" (moon viewing), a custom introduced from China over 1,000 years ago. Unlike Chinese people who eat mooncakes, Japanese people eat rice dumplings called "Tsukimi dango." Japan also has a unique "Tsukimi thief" custom: on Mid-Autumn Day, children are allowed to steal offerings made to the moon; having them stolen is said to be very auspicious.

　　Vietnam's "Mid-Autumn Festival"

　　Unlike in China, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam is also Children's Day. Parents give their children toys and snacks, with lanterns being an essential part of the celebration. Every year during the festival, lantern festivals are held all across Vietnam, and children carry all kinds of lanterns, playing happily in groups.

　　Thailand's "Pray to the Moon Festival"

　　Thai people worship the moon at Mid-Autumn,placing offerings to the "Eight Immortals" from Chinese folklore on the table, along with peaches of longevity, mooncakes and other delicacies. According to Thai legend, the Eight Immortals bring peaches of longevity to the moon palace to congratulate Guanyin, and the Buddhas and immortals then "bless all living beings."

　　South Korea's "Chuseok"