Editor's Note:
China’s Mid-Autumn Festival wouldn’t be the same without the gifting (and regifting) of mooncakes. Zhucheng Mooncake Factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province has nearly 30 years of experience in making the cakes that are often exchanged between friends and family on the holiday. Photos: VCG
Mooncake filling is divvied into 120-gram portions. A finished mooncake weighs 250 grams. Photo: VCG figcaption > Bakers encase the filling with dough made of egg white and peanut oil. Photo: VCG figcaption > A baker pulls a tray of finished mooncakes from the oven. Photo: VCG figcaption > Bakers wrap the pastries for shipping. Photo: VCG figcaption >