🌕✨ Move over pumpkin spice—mooncakes and hanfu are stealing the spotlight this autumn! Meet Rian Neves, a Brazilian vlogger lighting up social media with her enchanting Mid-Autumn Festival adventures in Xi’an, China. Dressed in flowing traditional hanfu, she’s proving cultural appreciation knows no borders.
From nibbling lotus-seed paste mooncakes to marveling at glowing lanterns, Neves immersed herself in the 3,000-year-old Chinese tradition. \"The full moon feels like a giant group hug from the universe,\" she laughed while strolling Xi’an’s ancient city walls. 🏮
Her viral vlog captures the festival’s heart: family reunions, poetic moon gazing, and that iconic sweet treat. \"In Brazil, we celebrate with chocolate—here, it’s sesame fillings and centuries of stories,\" Neves told followers, holding up a mooncake like a edible work of art. 🥮
As young creators like Neves reinvent traditions (hanfu meetups > pumpkin patches?), one thing stays constant: that glowing autumn moon connecting diasporas and dreamers worldwide. 📱💫
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A hanfu-loving Brazilian vlogger celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival
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