Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Expensive Moon Cakes!

Mooncakes take the bite of packaging: The tradition, more than 1,000 years old, has been much eclipsed in recent years as overpackaging has made the mooncake and its symbolic meaning merely a side dish to an extravagant trend.

Corruption fears over China mooncakes: This year, one company is even offering a mooncake set including a digital camera, a video camera, alcohol, a pen, a lighter and a 100 sq-m flat — for $40,000.


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