| Despite Christianity being a minority religion in China, | | | | religious tolerance and globalization. Therefore |
| Christmas is celebrated with a lot of fanfare not only | | | | Christmas which is a festival that is celebrated the |
| among the small Christian community but also among | | | | world over has been welcomed by the Chinese |
| the general public. Though many Chinese do not | | | | government and also by the business community. |
| celebrate Christmas for the same reasons that | | | | Signs that Christmas is near can be seen all over |
| Christians do, it is yet celebrated with a lot of | | | | Beijing from store clerks and restaurant waiters |
| enthusiasm and anticipated by almost everyone in | | | | wearing bright red Santa Claus hats to festive |
| Beijing. | | | | decorations on shop windows, it is almost impossible |
| If your idea of China is one of Maoist revolutionaries | | | | to think that twenty years ago China did not know |
| that could not stand religious festivity, prepare to be | | | | what Christmas was. |
| amazed. The China of today is one of increasing | | | | |