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Larger than life Father and Mother Christmas entertain delighted shoppers in Hong Kong Taikoo Ching on December 14. Wearing 2.7-meter stilts, the pair will perform in the store from December 15 to January 1, 2002.

Guangzhou: Eat, drink and be merry!

Guangzhou folk love food. As the saying goes, they eat anything with four legs except a table! The city has truly earned its reputation as a “paraise for eaters.” So how do you think the city will celebrate Christmas? Bingo! An International Food Festival, to be held from December 21 to January 3.

More dough than usual in Shenzhen

There seem to be no end to the gimics that people will think of to attract customers at Christmas time. The Pavilion Hotel, Shenzhen, constructed a 8-sq-m room made entirely of bread in its lobby on December 12.

Shanghai snow ball

Different from many cities in China, Shanghai holds its most popular Christmas events in bars rather than hotels. Malone’s Bar, a well-known bar in the city, began ts Christmas activities early, on December 15.

Christmas tree lights ruins in N.Y.

For a moment on the night of December 7 at ground zero, the sound of heavy machinery removing tons of rubble was drowned out by holiday cheer as workers celebrated the lighting of a 30-foot Christmas tree atop the World Trade Center ruins – it’s making life bearable again.

Stairway to heaven

Tired of Christmas parties, dance performances, carnivals and even bars, Chengdu people have begun to embrace the humanitarian meaning of Christmas. Dozens of the city’s youth will be climbing stairs instead this holiday season.