China’s Merging Of Western And Chinese Holidays – China News

www.rayally.com — Red and green Christmas decorations have only just come down across China, but are now being replaced by red and gold Chinese New Year decorations. Year by year in China, the biggest holidays in the western calendar are merging with the biggest holidays in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Plaza 66, Shanghai’s premier shopping centre has come up with a novel and creative way to approach this issue. A few weeks ago they had a huge gold tree and flower outside the complex to celebrate Christmas. When I went back this week the display had turned to red and gold the ubiquitous colours of Chinese New Year.

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