Christmas in China

December life in China is a little different than that in the States. We are finding a few Christmas trees up. Not many have lights on them. There are some decorations - kind of like dollar store quality, but if you look you can find some things that are worth the few dollars they cost.   We found our little tree at Walmart and had fun decorating it.  The hotel put up some trees and this winter scene. I convinced Jack to have our pictures taken in the lobby. The employees thought it was great and enjoyed watching us!

 Confucius says....This is a beautiful carved statue in the hotel lobby 

 

  There are even twinkle lights!

 The hotel has trees on every floor! They love to load them down with everything from stuffed animals to bulbs and presents. All the trees pretty much look like this one :)

 Our very first China tree - all 2 feet of it!

  Jack gets the honor of placing our Cloisonné bulb  :)

 

 

 Although we are not in a country where Christianity and Christmas is part of everyday life, we are seeing random acts of kindness to others. The gift giving part of Christmas is alive and well here. We have received a few very thoughtful gifts from students and other teachers. We are also in the spirit of gift giving to others!