Mid-Autumn Day is also being celebrated in Vietnam. CGTN's Rian Maelzer is in Hanoi to see how Vietnamese spend the day with lanterns and mooncakes.

RIAN MAELZER HANOI "I'm here in Hanoi's Old Quarter in the most popular street for people who are shopping for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Some of the designs and items are quite similar to what I have seen at my home base in Malaysia, but others I've never seen before. Some of the items are made in China, but many others are made locally some have distinctly Vietnamese themes."

AXEL MICHAELOWA SWISS TOURIST "Oh, it's gorgeous. It shows real tradition, livelihood, and people are happy. It's great to see."

Mooncakes are also a central part of the Mid-Autumn Festival tradition here in Vietnam. Last night, I visited the lake on the edge of the Old Quarter. The streets around the lake are closed to traffic on weekends, and there I stumbled across a workshop where kids had a chance to make their own mooncakes. It's a twist on the tradition I hadn't seen before and the kids and their parents were clearly enjoying themselves.

NGUYEN MANH DUC KIDS' WORKSHOP VIETNAM "One family, all the children and the parents want to make the mooncakes by themselves to give to their grandparents to thank them for everything they have done in their lives."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated here in Vietnam by ethnic-Vietnamese and ethnic Chinese as well among Hmong and other minority groups, so it's really an occasion to bring people of this multi-cultural country together. Rian Maelzer, CGTN, Hanoi.