Although Christmas celebrations can be found in Beijing, the practice has been banned in some Chinese cities. Photo: Liu Zhen Although Christmas celebrations can be found in Beijing, the practice has been banned in some Chinese cities. Photo: Liu Zhen
Although Christmas celebrations can be found in Beijing, the practice has been banned in some Chinese cities. Photo: Liu Zhen
Haining Liu
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Haining Liu

Enjoying Christmas doesn’t make you any less Chinese

  • Local governments in at least four cities and one county in mainland China ordered restrictions on Christmas celebrations
  • But believing in the beauty of Christmas does not diminish any passion we have for Chinese history and traditional values

Haining Liu
Haining Liu

Updated: 9:59am, 30 Dec, 2018

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Although Christmas celebrations can be found in Beijing, the practice has been banned in some Chinese cities. Photo: Liu Zhen Although Christmas celebrations can be found in Beijing, the practice has been banned in some Chinese cities. Photo: Liu Zhen
Although Christmas celebrations can be found in Beijing, the practice has been banned in some Chinese cities. Photo: Liu Zhen
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