In doing research for my paper, I have seen some texts about the moon cake and culture in personal blogs, articles in newspapers, and articles in journals. The main mode that those authors use to communicate is the linguistic mode, together with the visusl mode (some pictures displayed). The spatial mode is used in which the appearance of the moon cake and its filling are firstly introduced, followed with its history and some related stories, and then ts production and consumption nowadays. This order gives readers a clear understanding of the moon cake and its relation to culture. The aural and gestural modes are less likely seen. Although all talking about the moon cake, the authors put their focus on different aspects. One research article is mainly focused on the difference between American festivals and Chinese festivals, so words are used to make analysis throughout the article with few pictures. Another text is from a journal at a personal blog, so the author includes a lot of pictures to describe her experience with