CHINA

Country Overview:

“Love the food, hate the government”

I arrived in China in May 2013 and left August 2020. I taught English for awhile, did my master’s of politics & foreign policy at Tsinghua University, worked for a year at China Today, and then two years at Xinhua News Agency. I spent most of my time in Beijing, but also traveled to Shanghai, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Shenzhen, Panjin, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Sanya, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

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Christmas Is Close

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Beijing Santacon

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Decorating Christmas Tree

I don’t remember having this great a time but a picture is worth 1,000 words

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Christmas Trees

I recently read an article about Shenyang Pharmaceutical University banning Christmas in order to "Guide the youth league members in building cultural confidence and resisting the corrosion caused by Western religious culture." I understand that Christmas is a religious holiday and not typically "Chinese", but let the kids enjoy what they want.