Over the moon with pretty packaging

(Top) Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel offers six types of mooncakes which come in three different intricately designed jewellery boxes, featuring peacock, butterfly or plum blossom motifs. (Below) Shangri-La Hotel’s premium three-tiered mooncake box.

GONE are the days when mooncakes took centre stage as now their eye-catching packaging, especially those designed by hotels, have become the main attraction.

From simple square cardboard boxes to metal ones, mooncake packaging has evolved through the years to become collectors’ items and reused as decorative items at home.