Today, this cake is known more as a classic Chinese pastry rather than a wedding gift because it has lost most of its original significance due to cultural change.

The importance of giving out marry girl cakes is illustrated by an anecdote dating from the era of the Three Kingdoms.

Sun Quan pretended that he was offering Liu Bei his recently widowed sister as a wife.

He knew it was a trick, however, after arriving in Suzhou, he told his soldiers to deliver cakes to Sun Quan.

Since then, the Chinese follow the custom of sending marry girl cakes to share their happiness with family and friends.