It seems to me that every winter there are more signs of the Christmas holiday in China. Most of it appears to be commercially oriented, and for many Chinese, it has as much religious meaning as Halloween does in the U.S. In fact, I often hear people refer to it as an American holiday. For me, it is simply another example of Western culture's impact in China.
The holiday is not only found in well-known Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. This year, I even saw signs of it in Putian, Fujian province. For example, there are places selling Christmas supplies.
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| At Walmart |
And several Christmas-themed dioramas can be found in the central shopping district.
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| At a shopping mall |
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| At a larger and more upscale shopping mall |
The most common sight, though, is employees wearing Santa hats.
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| At a department store |
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| At a shoe shoe and athletic wear store |
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| At a mobile phone store |
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| At another mobile phone store |
However, I think it is safe to say that in most places in Putian, you wouldn't be aware it was Christmas. So some employees still wear their usual hats.
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| At a pharmacy |
And some businesses still use their giant inflatable panda.
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| Outside a furniture store |
For more, see last year's post
here. I shared some personal experiences, a video report by The Christian Broadcasting Network, and some scenes from Wuhan, Hubei province--no giant inflatable pandas, though.
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