Now there are tens of millions of Christians in China and faiths of all kinds are blossoming. But this has little to do with the country's fast-growing fascination with Christmas. In the West the ...

Christmas Day is not a public holiday in mainland China, where Buddhism and Taoism are the major religions, with ancestral worship also a common practice. The ruling Communist Party is officially ...

At Christmas they come alive with story and song. Churches built by early Western missionaries add to Shanghai's unique skyline and endow local culture with a Christian touch. But far from being ...

Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in China, but it is common for young couples and some families to spend the holiday together. The Omicron variant is surging weeks after the authorities ...

But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China. More from Still Standing The Inge-Glas company is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way.