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Culture Insider: Things you need to know about Mid-Autumn Festival

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2018-09-21

Culture Insider: Things you need to know about Mid-Autumn Festival

Young people release a Kongming lantern inscribed with good wishes in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 30, 2012. [Photo by Tan Kaixing/Asianewsphoto]

Culture Insider: Things you need to know about Mid-Autumn Festival

Children make clay rabbits for the Mid-Autumn Festival. [Photo/IC]

Culture Insider: Things you need to know about Mid-Autumn Festival

Mooncake gambling, Bo Bing, as it's known in Chinese, is a Mid-Autumn Festival tradition unique to Fujian province. All the Bo Bing game requires are six dice and a china bowl. People throw the dice into the bowl and get different pips, which stand for different ranks of awards. The pleasant silvery sound of the dice brightens the festive mood and adds joy to family gatherings. The photo shows residents in Xiamen, Fujian province havin fun with mooncake gambling, Sept 19, 2009. [Photo/IC]