Mooncakes made of gold and silver are selling like hot cakes in China as gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival, reported Xinhua news agency last week.

Singapore-based luxury resort chain Banyan Tree will develop its first luxury residential property in China, reported the South China Morning Post Wednesday.

Banyan Tree will launch the project in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, where the residential property is located in a suburb 45 minutes away from the city.

Mooncakes are synonymous with the Mid-Autumn Festival, originally a harvest festival celebrated by the ethnic Chinese across Asia, dating from over 3,000 years ago.

The second most important festival after the Lunar New Year or Spring festival to the Chinese, this event, also known as Mooncake Festival, takes place on every 15th day of the eighth month of the Lunar calendar, which will fall on September 30 this year.

The Four Seasons hotel brand continues its expansion in China with the opening of its first property in Beijing. The opening is scheduled for September 28.

Located in the Lingmahe area of the Central Business District, the Four Seasons Beijing will be the 88th property of the brand worldwide.

There is a Chinatown in every major city around the globe, marking the footprint of the Chinese diaspora, says CNNGo magazine Wednesday.

Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker has recruited Chinese artist Maleonn to collaborate on its Mid-Autumn Festival marketing campaign.

Maleonn is an award-winning contemporary Chinese artist who has gained a cult following for his theatrical and nostalgic photographs.