如何写好小学英语作文（精选20篇）

导语：每天都是好心情，跟大家分享你美好的一天吧!以下是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Last month I went to an amusement park， because I had an excellent grade on my final exam. At the beginning when we drove through the gate， I throught what a magnificent gate. The gate was huge and decorated with many fancy things， such as fake jewelleries， and shinning glass. On the way to the entrance， I could see some wild animals wondering on the place， just like lions， elephants， and hippoes. Also there are iron fences to block them ， I still felt exited，

When we entranced the amusement park， I was shocked by what appeared to my eyes.The venders were dressed in colorful and fanny costumes. The souvenir shops were selling things that I’ve never seen before. The roller coaster was so scary and exciting. We tried almost everything in the amusement park， and none of them was boring.

At the end of the day， we were having dinner in the stylish restaurant. The waiters and waitresses were beautiful and handsome， and the food was owesome too. Everything in the restaurant was well designed， such as the tables， chairs and the utensils. We sat next to the window， so we could see the night view of the whole amusement park.。 How beautiful it is! I throught.

After I came home， I could still remember the moment clearly when I saw the night view. It was such a wonderful day for me.

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上个月我去了游乐园，因为我期末考试考得很好。一开始我们开车经过大门时，我看到了一扇多么宏伟的大门。门是巨大的，装饰着许多花哨的东西，如假珠宝，和闪闪发光的玻璃。在入口的路，我能看到一些野生动物在游走，就像狮子，大象。也有铁栅栏阻止他们，我仍然觉得退出，

当我们进入游乐园，我被什么似乎我的眼睛感到震惊。小贩都穿着五颜六色的服装和范妮。纪念品商店出售我以前从未见过的东西。过山车是如此可怕和令人兴奋。我们几乎在游乐园试了所有的东西，没有一件是无聊的。

在一天结束的时候，我们在时髦的餐厅吃饭。服务员都很漂亮、帅气，和食物。餐厅里的一切都是精心设计的，如桌子、椅子和餐具。我们坐在窗户旁边，这样我们就可以看到整个游乐园的夜景了。

回家后，当我看到夜景的时候，我还清晰地记得那一刻。这对我来说是如此美好的一天。

I am Happy

Today， the biology class is very different. We don’t need to sit in the

classroom， because the teacher takes us to do activities. We go to a field that

is near our school， and the task for us is to observe flowers. We feel so

excited and finish the task very carefully. It is a good way for us to learn

knowledge. I am so happy.

今天，生物课与平时不太一样，我们不需要在教室里面坐着，因为老师带我们去做活动。我们来到学校附近的一片田野上，我们的任务是观察花朵。我们非常激动，也非常认真地完成这项任务。这是一个学习知识的好方法。我很开心。

From the third grade, we under the teachers organization, has to learn the "rules", "embedded", "thousand character classic" and other classic.

Now Im in grade five. This semester, the teacher led us to study the "dai li weng to rhyme". "Dai li weng to rhyme" the qing dynasty writer li yu, is the author of the article tone level and oblique tones, let I deeply felt the motherland phonetic writing rhythm and melody. Each fault has 78 words, content, there are many historical allusions, such as "can huang gai into red cliff express, Chen ping understandings crisis", etc.

"Dai li weng to rhyme" lets learn how to pair of, and catchy.

Classics has the power of the seeds. I love reciting, I love a classic.

从三年级开始，我们在老师的组织下，先后学习了《弟子规》、《三字经》、《千字文》等经典。

现在我上五年级了。这学期，老师带领我们学习了《笠翁对韵》。《笠翁对韵》的作者是清朝文学家李渔，文章声调平仄交替，让我深深感受到了祖国语音文字的节奏美和音律美。每一阙均有78个字组成，内容包罗万象，里面有许多历史典故，如“黄盖能成赤壁捷，陈平善解百登危”等。

《笠翁对韵》让我们学会了如何对对子，且琅琅上口。

经典作品具有种子的力量。我爱吟诵，我爱经典。

一天很快又将过去

总得去理一理

快乐的笑容

不知飘在哪里

你要悄悄问问自己

总得要去理一理

……

这是偶尔在网上看到的某一小学勉励孩子们的一首小诗。该校的理念是：让学生学会学习，让孩子每天像整理家务一样整理自己的学业。

此次活动的时间虽然不长，为了不让我的感触悄悄溜走，我也试着去问自己，我确实需要去理一理我对本次活动的思考与反思。

此次活动的主题是文本重构。先由新联小学的莫艳芬老师上一节汇报课，内容是PEP教材五年级下册Unit 4的 What are you doing?的对话课，随后，张凝老师为我们作了点评，并就文本重构为我们作了精彩而实用的讲座。

本次教研活动，让我感叹最深的是：教师能走多远，学生就能走多远！在平时的对话教学中，我们应该为学生创设一个又一个贴近生活，真实有趣的情境。只有有效的情境创设，才能让学生有重大突破的可能，由老师逼着说转化为情境使然，乐意说。也只有基于文本基础的情境创设才是有效的，才可以优化语言的输出。在充分考虑教学各环节的设计下，让学生的语言是有意义的，让学生的语言是有情感的。由此可见，创造语境乃是英语对话教学的一大核心，如何创造有效的语言情境也是我们面临的一大难题。只重情境再造，而忽略的文本重构，往往会造成教材文本情境的浪费。而张凝老师的讲座，清晰地向我们验证了：教师有多远，学生就能走多远！

反思一：如何创设语言情境，优化语言输出

在英语教学中，要优化语言输出必定离不开优质的语言输入。这种输入必须基于教学目标，合理创设语言情境，才可以让学生更好地接受。而听了张凝老师的讲座，引发了我的诸多思考，如何创设语言情境，优化语言输出，我们需要做到以下三点：一是给学生搭建一个基于文本的语言支架。二是给学生提供基于学情得语料。可以根据学生的兴趣爱好进行补充，可以激活学生的旧知，可以参考学生的生活经验，还可以从学生的心灵体验出发……三是教师要给学生展示各色各样的范本。最简单的莫过于诵读示范了，还可以进行表演示范和体态语的示范。总之，在创设情境时，要多关注学生的心灵，倾听学生的心声，学生需要的，适合学生的才是最好的。

反思三：如何做最好的自己？

课堂上，我必须有一个清晰的自我定位。如果连自己都无法认清自己在课堂上的地位，还怎么去教学生呢？如果自己都感到迷惑了，感到痛苦了，那么很有可能把学生也弄迷惑了，害惨了。教师不仅仅是教案的执行者，更要做一个明白人？

在平时，要极力做一名反思型教师。反思是一种美德，学会自我反思是一个老师的必备素质。两千多年前的孔夫子的就我们教导“吾日三醒吾身”，可见不断反思，才能逐渐进步。

最后引用李开复博士的一句话：“有勇气来改变可以改变的事情，有胸怀来接受不可改变的事情，有智慧来分辨两者的不同”，做最好的自己，做快乐的自己，相信自己一定可以成功！

My name is Yu Geqin. I’m nine years old. There are three members in my family, my father, my mother and I.

My father is a teacher. He is very handsome. He always wears a pair of glasses. He works very hard. He’s busy from morning to night. He’s the cleverest man of my family. He can solve the difficult problems, too.

My mother is very beautiful. She has two big eyes and her black hair is long. My mother is worker. She is good at her job. She is also a good housewife.

I have a happy family. I like it very much.

As we all realized that every one of us will fail during our life. Take me

for an example, I fail in my exam. In fact, failure always does appear, which

also means that failure is a daily occurrence, however, when facing the failure,

different people have different attitudes.

Some people hold the view that failure is the meaning whenever they could

not be successful. Thus, if meeting with failure, they will feel so nervous that

they have no idea what they are supposed to do. As time goes by, they become

more and more dispirited while eventually, they could do nothing well.

On the contrary, there are some people tending to believe another idea.

From their point of view, failure is outstanding due to the fact that it can

give them plenty of encouragement. Therefore, if facing failure, they will be

quite courageous and then try their best to beat it, finally, they make their

dream come true.

From my perspective, failure is neither an excellent thing nor an

appreciating thing. Sometimes, it is capable to offer us with encouragement,

however, it can also make us unconfident now and then. Thus, if encountering the

failure, never could we be scared. What we should do is to face it bravely and

never give up.

In summary, I wish when failure appears, each one of us could confront with

it bravely and beat it, if possible.

In the year of the festival, my favorite is the Spring Festival.

Each to the twelfth lunar month twenty-three, everyone began to prepare for the special purchases for the Spring Festival street, huge crowds of people, an inattentive may in the sea to find the Northwest southeast.

Its a really lively new years Eve. Night every household had to wear new clothes, the door was attached to the red antithetical couplet, on New Years Eve, every family lights all night, firecrackers and continue to work outside people unless they have to rush back to cannot but, from thousands of miles to eat reunion dinner. One family sit together to chat, watch the Spring Festival Gala, the time in the laughter quietly slipped away, "Dong" "boom" "boom" "boom" clock, 12, everybody went to bed, lively atmosphere suddenly become quiet, everyone enter sweet dreams.

In addition, in addition to a couple days, we are going to relatives and friends home with relatives pay New Years call, not only can eat a lot of delicious food, can also receive gift money, this is the part I love, gift money can not only buy Stationery, can also go to buy toys, hand you always wanted ornaments, pendants and so on......

The Lantern Festival is listed, and a climax to the Spring Festival, the lunar January fifteen, everywhere decorated, very prosperous. In the evening, I had a few small partners and slipped into the street. Ah! Its the ocean of the light. There are many lights, the peacock lights, the lotus lights, the tiger lights... It is so beautiful! At this moment, I seem to have entered a colorful world of fairy tales.

In the blink of an eye, it was nineteen on the first month. The students should go to school, the adults went to work, and everything returned to the past calm.

In Chinese lunar calendar, July 7th is a romantic day for the young people,

which is called Qixi Festival that is also referred to the Chinese Valentine’s

Day. This festival has been the tradition and many young people celebrate it in

their own way. What’s more, the government listed Qixi Festival as the

intangible cultural heritage.

The origin of Qixi Festival is about a romantic story. It was said that in

the ancient time, a beautiful young lady who was an immortal came to the men’s

world. She fell in love with an ordinary man. But there was limitation between

immortal and human being, so they were separated by the lady’s parents. Their

love story moved a lot of people and the girl’s parents decided to let this

couple meet on July 7th every year.

Today, When Qixi Festival comes, the single ladies and men will try to ask

the one they like out. They want to have a date and show their likeness. So they

know each other’s heart if they say yes on that day. The romantic atmosphere can

be sensed everywhere and we are enjoying it.

My father made me a little cabin on the tree when I was five years old. I like this cabin so much, it is my little world. I put many toys in it, I decorate this cabin so well. I can do what I want in this little world, sometimes I will ask my friends to come. I have a good time in my little world.

我的爸爸在我五岁的时候给我在树上弄了个小屋。我很喜欢这个小屋，它是我的小小世界。我方了很多玩具在那里，我把这个小屋装扮得很好。在这个小小的世界里，我能为所欲为，有时候我会叫我的朋友来玩。我度过了美好的时光。

I love my campus, the beautiful campus.

In school, teaching building eight golden characters on the wall are greeted, "harmonious, bold and unrestrained, exploration, innovation", this is the school motto of our school.

Right, foot on the way with the stones of cobblestone, unknowingly came to the gallery. Corridors, greeted the vine climb to the top of gallery to for students to keep out the sun. The class was over, the students all like to play here. The park has a small bamboo forest, spring, small bamboo forests of bamboo shoots crowds of his head.

Go further to the right, it is the playground of school. Have children in the rope skipping, running on the playground... there are a large camphor tree, spring, pulled out big camphor tree buds, summer big camphor tree is like a big green umbrella, to shade the students. In winter, at school, large camphor tree was covered with snow, like a big white hat. Big camphor tree is very charming all the year round, the classmates all like to go there to play, after gym class. Big camphor tree is like a kindly grandfather, to meet us to school every day, has watched the us to leave.

Campus, in the most distinctive is the teaching building of the hall, walked into the hall, the most noteworthy is that hung on the hall on top of the "west", "west" with photo is miyoshi students, the teacher I hope we can spread your wings and fly like a bird.

A circle around the school, you should be familiar with my campus is a bit, then please come to my school to watch!

我爱我的校园，这个美丽的校园。

走进校门，教学楼墙上的八个金光闪闪的大字映入眼帘，“和谐、奔放、探究、创新”，这是我们学校的校训。

向右走，脚踩在用一颗颗鹅卵石铺成的石子路上，不知不觉来到了长廊。长廊里，密密麻麻的藤攀上了廊顶，为同学们遮挡太阳。下课了，同学们都喜欢到这里玩。公园里有一片小竹林，春天到了，小竹林里的笋成群的探出头来。

再往右走，便是学校的操场。有小朋友在跳绳、跑步······操场上还有一棵大樟树，春天，大樟树抽出来新芽，夏天大樟树像一把绿色的大伞，为同学们遮阳。冬天，下学了，大樟树上盖满了雪，就像一顶巨大的白帽子。大樟树一年四季都非常迷人，同学们上完体育课时都喜欢去那儿玩耍、嬉戏。大樟树就像一位慈祥的老爷爷，每天迎接我们上学，有目送着我们离开。

校园里，最有特色的要数教学楼里的大厅了，走进大厅，最引人注意的是那挂在厅顶上的“西子鸟”，“西子鸟”上贴的都是三好学生的照片，老师希望我们能像小鸟一样展翅飞翔。

绕了学校一圈，你应该对我的校园有点熟悉了吧，那么就请来我的学校细细观赏吧!

Memory through the time of the tunnel, with the passage of time, a scene, a good memory, always in my mind. Graduation day, back at the former campus, listening to the sounds of singing, recalling that sweet smiling face, looking for the running of the footprints in the playground, in the hallway listening to loud singing, capturing the butterfly figure in the flowers, at the edge of the pond fish expect traces of &hellip & hellip;

The spring rain awakened the sleeping school. Wicker dancing in the air; the peach blossom smiles at us; we bend to the grass … … the warm sunshine in the lush playground, beautiful butterflies in the flowers, the bees are busy collecting nectar, everywhere filled with the laughter of classmates in the campus.

Sound “ cicadas, cicadas ” cicadas cicadas, hot summer has arrived. Sun bar, playground straight smoke, but the mood of the students have not been disturbed. Under the pavilion, corridor, pool, garden, the girls gently shaking the hands of the fans, they will breeze head bangs blow it up, the boys were naughty climbed up the tree to catch cicadas, there are people in the swimming pool!

Rustle of autumn wind, let fall unconsciously into the campus. The two row of maple teaching downstairs stands, like praetorian heroic, motionless guard us. Maple trees are the wind blows rained on the top of us. The ingenuity of the girls and make them a piece of bookmarks. Garden chrysanthemums are open, like all contests, very pretty and charming girl. Boys do not know how to cherish, the flowers are picked, upstairs to a &ldquo &rdquo The heavenly maids scatter blossoms.;!

The bitter wind brought a severe winter. The most beautiful campus is the plum blossom in the snow. Snowflake sister fell from the air, like fairies dancing in the air, set off the plum blossom red. There is a row of holly and sycamore beside the sand pit, and naughty students will pick up snowballs and throw them at the tree.

Graduation day, we review, we remember, beautiful, beautiful … …

译文：

记忆穿过时间的隧道，随着时间的蔓延，一幕一幕美好的回忆始终在脑海中荡漾。毕业那天，回头看看那曾经的校园，聆听那动听的歌声，回顾那甜美的笑脸，在操场上寻找奔跑的脚印，在走廊聆听高声唱过的歌，在花丛中捕捉蝴蝶的身影，在水池边期许鱼儿的踪迹……

丝丝春雨唤醒了沉睡着的学校。柳条在空中舞蹈；桃花冲我们微笑；小草向我们弯弯腰……和煦的阳光照在绿油油的操场上，美丽的蝴蝶在花丛上空盘旋，蜜蜂们也在忙着采蜜，校园里处处洋溢的同学们的欢笑声。

声声“知了，知了”的蝉叫，炎热的夏天到了。太阳吧操场晒得直冒烟，可同学们的心情并没有被打扰。凉亭下，走廊上，小池边，花园里，女孩子们轻轻摇动着手中的折扇，徐徐微风将他们头上的刘海吹了起来，男孩子们则调皮的爬到树上去捉蝉，还有人在池边戏水呢！

瑟瑟秋风，让秋天不知不觉的进入校园。教学楼下的两排枫树矗立着，像英勇的禁卫军，动也不动的守护着我们。树上的枫叶被风一吹，纷纷落在了我们的头顶上。心灵手巧的女生们将它们做成一片一片的书签。花园里的菊花都开了，个个争奇斗艳，像婀娜多姿的少女。可男生们一点也不懂得爱惜，将花儿都摘了，在楼上来了个“天女散花”！

刺骨的寒风带来了严冬。校园里最美的就要属雪景中的梅花了。雪花妹妹从空中飘落下来，像仙女在空中舞蹈，衬托了梅花的红。在沙坑旁有一排冬青与梧桐，顽皮的同学会拾起雪球，朝树上扔去。

毕业那天，我们回顾，我们回忆，好美，好美……

[小学毕业聚会英语作文

The Childrens Park is very beautiful.At the gate there are a lot of flowers.In the center of the park, there is a lake.There are many tall trees standing there and welcoming you.The stone bridge over the lake is long and clean.

儿童公园很美。在大门口有许多的鲜花。在公园的中心，有一个湖。湖周围有很多大树在那里欢迎你。湖上面的石头桥很长很洁净。

Our environment is getting worse and worse now. People throw their garbage here and there. Factories make more and more dirty water that has polluted the rivers and lakes. What should we do?

We must find ways to stop pollution. Waste water must be cleaned before it is poured into the river. People shouldn‘t throw away rubbish here and there. We should pick up the garbage around us. We‘d better plant more trees.

I‘m sure if we take care of our environment, our world will be more beautiful!

现在我们的环境越来越糟。人们把他们的垃圾这里和那里。工厂使越来越多的脏水污染了河流和湖泊。我们应该做些什么呢?

我们必须找到方法来制止污染。废水必须清洁之前倒进河里。人们不应该到处扔垃圾。我们应该捡起身边的垃圾。我们最好种植更多的树木。

我相信如果我们照顾我们的环境,我们的世界将会更美丽!

Zhang Ying is my good frind. Shs in Class1, Grad4 of Tianjiao Primary School. Shs a modl studnt. Shs clvr and shs hlpful, too. Sh oftn hlps tachrs and young studnts at school. Sh is good at Chins, maths, nglish, arts and crafts, music and so on. Sh has a lot of hobbis. Sh liks painting and drawing. And sh liks listning to music, having picnics with hr parnts. Oh yah, sh liks fishing, too. But sh dosnt lik playing basktball, football, tabl tnnis or vollyball. Zhang Ying is th bst frind of min. I lik playing with hr. W always work togthr and hlp ach othr.

[小学生英语优秀日记

My dad is an ordinary cable worker, he is running out every day. In the summer, Daddys skin was as dark as the Africans.

He is very trustworthy. Once, Mom and Dad took me to visit my grandmother. We just stepped into the grandmothers threshold, my fathers phone rang, he picked up the phone to listen to: "Hey, who?" Like a middle-aged man is like: "I am Xiao Li, my house power outages, Please take a quick look at whats going on. "" Well, yes, Ill come right now. "Daddy put his cell phone and was ready to go.

At this time the sky thunder, and then began to pour down the rain. My mother seeing his father said: "My husband, outside the rain was so big, you do not go, if afraid of him waiting for you, you return to a phone to explain to him the situation is not it?" "Yes, Under such a big rain, you do not go out. You have not come to see me for a long time, how to get it? "Grandma also said so. But my father smiled and shook his head: "No, ah, promised how people can be dishonesty? Moreover, people are not very urgent, it will not be so tight, I can keep the credit ah!" Finished, my father wear raincoat , Riding a battery car, rushed into the rain. I stood at the door watching my fathers figure gradually disappeared in the rain, it seems to understand what ... ...

When my father came back, the whole body was soaked, even the shoes are covered with mud, but his face is full of smile. Dad with their own practical action told me: a person must have integrity, promised someone elses things must be said to do.

banana always grows in the warm area.

its nice to eat, and it is good for our healths.

like us ,monkeys also like to eat bananas.

you can see this in the zoo.

im a student.i like eggs and coconut.because eggs is very good for me .its very healthy.the coconut is a very sweet .the haunans coconut is very great.i like them.

Last week, my parents told me the good news that my family would go camping

with my uncle’s family. I felt so excited about it, because I could spend the

whole night outside, which never happened before. When the day came, we brought

the equipment and bought some food. In the afternoon, the two families settled

down, then we started to walked around. My cousins and I rushed to the forest

and went to the highest point, where we can appreciate the whole sight. Standing

on the highest place, I felt so great. The world was in front of my eyes and I

thought of the old poets’ description. At night, we set the the fire and talked

happily. The parents were talking about the family chores and the kids were

playing games. It was such a happy moment for me.

During the winter vacation, I was idle at home and went to grandmas home to play.

When she came to grandmas house, I saw that grandma was making a fire. I saw it soon, and I wanted to try. So I said to the granny who was burning, "grandma, let me make a fire!" Did not think of grandma unexpectedly categorically said: "no.!" Do not change this trick: "grandma, my grandmother, let me try it, just a minute!" Grandma could not resist my persistence, readily agreed. So I took the match immediately and sat in front of the kitchen.

"Chi", lit, a gentle and brilliant light. I immediately took a straw like something lit into the kitchen. Im afraid the fire will go out soon, so I put a lot of firewood in. "Wow," the fire suddenly busy up, but soon went out, but also emitting a smell of smoke, choking me coughing. So I said, "the country and the city are not the same, and even a gas stove is not!" After that, I lit a match and threw it in. But it soon went out. The smoke not only did not dissipate, but it was thicker. I cant eat this time, choking out of the kitchen. Grandma washing meters, see my gray appearance, smiled and said: "who said the fire must be good?" As my grandmother said that, my head went down involuntarily. But I immediately regain confidence: "a word can never be withdrawn." said we should do. I must have a good fire! " So I went to the front of the kitchen, and then, I learned the old people to take a fan with a fan. There was no smoke, but the smoother was smaller. Not easy to fan the fire, open the pot to see, the rice just put in. So I had to pick up the fan and fan it again.

When I went home that day, my face had already become a big face in Beijing Opera!

小学四年级英语日记

Spring comes.ltsgetting warmer and warmer.Everything is dry, trees, fields and even the air. Just then, it rains. lts as soft as silk. lt washes the dirty of the earth and waters the plants and the fields. lt also waters peoples hears. Farmers stand in the spring rain and smile.

Spring rain is as dear as oil They seem to see the harvest time inautumn. Spring rain brings water to the air. It also brings hope to people.

小学四年级英语日记

Next week I would like to go to Kaifeng and parents. Kaifeng has many great snacks, such as steamed buns, sesame seed Gaul. Kaifeng also on the famous Qingming River Park, I think it has to be very beautiful. My parents will be opened to see my uncle and live in his house one night.

小学四年级英语日记

August 12,2012 Friday Today, I did housework for grandmother. She is not very healthy and I decide to do housework for her more frequently. And she will feel happy and become better. Suddenly, an idea hit me that it’s terrible to grow old becuase you have to worry about both your health and others’ opinions. Once again, I make a decision to be a good girl.

1889年7月14日,由各国马克思主义者召集的社会主义者代表大会,在法国巴黎隆重开幕.这次大会上,法国代表拉文提议：把1886年5月1日美国工人争取八小时工作制的斗争日,定为国际无产阶级的共同节日.与会代表一致同意,通过了这项具有历史意义的决议.从此,“五一”国际劳动节诞生了.

The origin of Labour DayJuly 14,1889,convened by the national socialists Marxist congress opened in Paris,France.

The General Assembly,the representative of France Lavin proposal:to May 1st,1886 for eight-hour day American workers struggle on,as the common festival of international proletariat.

The participants unanimously agreed,adopted the historic resolution.Since then,the "51"

[五一劳动节的由来小学英语作文

Moonquakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas. The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. And the moon is what this celebration is all about. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month，it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.

There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating moonquakes. One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it. One day all 10 suns appeared at once，scorching the planet with their heat.

It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hour Yi that the Earth was saved. He shot down all but one of the suns. As his reward，the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hour Yi the Elixir of Immortality，but she warned him that he must use it wisely.

Hour Yi ignored her advice and，corrupted by fame and fortune，became a tyrannical leader. Chang-Err，his beautiful wife， could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon，the Moon Fairy.

The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty，an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zing was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message.

When the cake was opened and the message read，an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon，which，some say，explains why moonquakes are eaten at this time.

Moonquakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the ry and the type of filling used. Some ries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalized ones to friends and family.

They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional moonquakes are made with melted lard，but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health.

Moonquakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea，especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea，which aids the digestion.