{"id":831,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:21:45","slug":"big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Demand For 72-Year-Old&#8217;s Hand-Made Mooncakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>For Chinese people, eating mooncakes with families is one of the most important ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on October 4 this year, or the 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunar month. As mass-produced mooncakes sweep the market with<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">For Chinese people, eating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs?nationId=182\">mooncakes<\/a> with families is one of the most important ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on October 4 this year, or the 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunar month. As mass-produced mooncakes sweep the market with different flavors and various kinds of stuffing, customers are inclined to return to more traditional flavors, which make hand-made mooncakes a hot commodity in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fjs8AKDPk5gOWM8W_gGORQnYxa74?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"074b476ca9fe45f7961084f896a55a25.gif\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Photo_Internet\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Wei_Quanfa_makes_mooncakes_at_his_shop_in_Zhengzhou_Central_Chinas_Henan_province\" title=\"Wei Quanfa makes mooncakes at his shop in Zhengzhou, Central China&#8217;s Henan province\">Wei Quanfa makes mooncakes at his shop in Zhengzhou, Central China&#8217;s Henan province<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Kneads_the_dough\" title=\"Kneads the dough\">Kneads the dough<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Weighs_each_piece_of_dough\" title=\"Weighs each piece of dough\">Weighs each piece of dough<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Fills_the_stuffing_at_his_mooncake\" title=\"Fills the stuffing at his mooncake\">Fills the stuffing at his mooncake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Thumps_the_dough\" title=\"Thumps the dough\">Thumps the dough<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#The_mooncake_mould_at_Weis_mooncake_shop\" title=\"The mooncake mould at Wei&#8217;s mooncake shop\">The mooncake mould at Wei&#8217;s mooncake shop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Carves_on_a_mooncake\" title=\"Carves on a mooncake\">Carves on a mooncake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/big-demand-for-72-year-olds-hand-made-mooncakes\/#Bakes_the_mooncakes\" title=\"Bakes the mooncakes\">Bakes the mooncakes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(12, 11, 11, 0.96); font-size: 16px;\">Wei Quanfa&#8217;s hand-made mooncakes are one such case. The 72-year-old baker inherited the traditional craft from his family and started his new business in Zhengzhou, in Central China&#8217;s Henan province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoWdAEKg6mJSVS2ksI-CNn8d_VzI?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wei_Quanfa_makes_mooncakes_at_his_shop_in_Zhengzhou_Central_Chinas_Henan_province\"><\/span>Wei Quanfa makes mooncakes at his shop in Zhengzhou, Central China&#8217;s Henan province<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fkj_ppUFfK-LxnF-DTQ9uhup2lrP?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjhCgiXJxX1x9GBJVjU80Vcx_Tlo?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kneads_the_dough\"><\/span>Kneads the dough<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fn7NmaeSAp9DFUNQ3y3WFYpH7Gmm?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"4.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weighs_each_piece_of_dough\"><\/span>Weighs each piece of dough<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fo2iCFVDvbIqwTr62KiVK2EExOs4?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"5.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fills_the_stuffing_at_his_mooncake\"><\/span>Fills the stuffing at his mooncake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsfHx0AB5Z-Lq5mvpP3VHKb6V7sx?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"6.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thumps_the_dough\"><\/span>Thumps the dough<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FqJ9FcZy-Cv3jT6VUswkGkTPwkGJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"7.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_mooncake_mould_at_Weis_mooncake_shop\"><\/span>The mooncake mould at Wei&#8217;s mooncake shop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wei carries out each step of the procedure by himself, including making the stuffing and the mooncake mould, boiling the oil, and baking. Because of this, Wei is not able to make more than 40 kilograms of mooncakes per day in the last month before the festival, and a 30-centimeter-diameter mooncake is priced at over 200 yuan ($30).<\/p>\n<p>With the festival just around the corner, reserving Wei&#8217;s mooncakes even two days in advance is next to impossible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fu-xOw3oxvtp_O_KpWyt-AFGInIN?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"8.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carves_on_a_mooncake\"><\/span>Carves on a mooncake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjmvBDTblVw87j0TFrZLpA5vlgdA?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"9.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bakes_the_mooncakes\"><\/span>Bakes the mooncakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrHMaEltGjNFf0V8tPLRAgGSl8pW?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"tenor.gif\" width=\"598\" height=\"598\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC QR.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Chinese people, eating mooncakes with families is one of the most important ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on October 4 this year, or the 15th day &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[60,306,29],"class_list":["post-831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eat","tag-china","tag-hiredchina","tag-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8759,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions\/8759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}