A mooncake is a baked Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is mainly a harvest celebration. Mooncakes are given to friends and shared at family gatherings, and they are treated as a luxury treat. The festival is widely counted among the four most important Chinese festivals. Many varieties exist, both within China and in overseas Chinese communities, with different fillings and styles. A legend connects the festival to moon watching, linking it to the moon goddess Chang'e.

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Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.