Yes, China, there really is a Santa Claus
<p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="penetrated">penetrated</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="Twinkling">Twinkling</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="abound">abound</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cardboard">cardboard</span> <span word="Santas">Santas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reindeer">reindeer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elves">elves</span> <span word="beckon">beckon</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Wechat">Wechat</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="brushed">brushed</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="bearded">bearded</span> <span word="Jolly">Jolly</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Elf">Elf</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chuckle">chuckle</span>: "<span word="Ho">Ho</span>, <span word="ho">ho</span>, <span word="ho">ho</span>!" <span word="What">What</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="selfie">selfie</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="overtones">overtones</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="faded">faded</span>, <span word="supplanted">supplanted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="commercialism">commercialism</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span>, <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>, <span word="express">express</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>-<span word="giving">giving</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>.</p><p><span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="innocently">innocently</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="elf">elf</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="beard">beard</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="sleigh">sleigh</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reindeer">reindeer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> — <span word="toys">toys</span>, <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stockings">stockings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="delight">delight</span>.</p>
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