by Jian Ping
CHICAGO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Thousands of people gathered at Chinatown Square in Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, on Friday to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, with mooncakes and performances.
A 10-foot (about 3.3 meters) pyramid of mooncakes, piled up in mooncake containers, stands high in the middle of the square.
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