Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

On September 24, the China Center and Confucius Institute at Stony Brook celebrated the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Confucius Institute Day, and the 10th Anniversary of the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University with over 350 students, faculty, and staff at the Charles B. Wang Center.

The event featured traditional Chinese music, paper cutting, and calligraphy performed by Stony Brook's Chinese international students. Students were able to taste Chinese Moon Cakes, a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival dessert, and hear presentations from Consul Jun Yang from the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York; Dr. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., President of Stony Brook University; Dr. Jun Liu, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at Stony Brook University; and Dr. Qun Xie, Deputy Director (China) of the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook.

The Mid-Autumn Festival honors the harvest, and is traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar under a full moon. It is widely celebrated throughout Southeast Asia.