Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival in Taipei: Taiwanese People Prefer Barbecue Over Lanterns!

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major traditional holiday for the Chinese. In Hong Kong, it’s a time for family gatherings to enjoy meals together, and at night, families take lanterns to parks to appreciate the moon and eat mooncakes. However, in Taiwan, which is less than a two-hour flight from Hong Kong, locals prefer to barbecue during the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you come to Taiwan for the festival, you’ll be surprised to find that the aroma of barbecued food fills the streets from north to south!