Yushan county's special 'mooncake' for Mid-Autumn Festival

A worker at Yushan county in Southwest China's Chongqing works around the clock on September 12, 2016 to make the Yushan people's specialty for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. [Photo/Xinhua]

The population of the autonomous county is made up mainly of Miao and Tujia people, and Yushan Gansubing (crispy cake) is their must-eat dish during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The cake has a history of more than 200 years, dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Using flour, malt sugar, sesame and osmanthus flower, the cake is sweet, aromatic and crispy. The traditional delicacy was included in Chongqing's intangible cultural heritage list in 2009.