This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2015-12-22 07:55
Item from Dec 22, 1996, in China Daily: Young people select Christmas gifts at a Parkson Store in downtown Beijing. Christmas is catching on in China - from growing mail volume to the rising number of card stalls on the streets.
As Dec 25 approaches each year, Beijing Normal University adds two huge mail boxes in front of its post office. ... But the flood of Christmas cards, gifts and letters aren't just for foreigners. ...
Stores in major cities also report booming sales of Christmas cards, gifts, trinkets and decorations.
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