Delicious, festive holiday choices abound for expats
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>.</p><p><span word="Chefs">Chefs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slew">slew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="roasting">roasting</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span>, <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="pumpkins">pumpkins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="cranberry">cranberry</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="merry">merry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Spear">Spear</span>, <span word="proprietor">proprietor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mutianyu">Mutianyu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>. <span word="Spear">Spear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="style">style</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="carols">carols</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Emily">Emily</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>, <span word="revelers">revelers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="buffets">buffets</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="Tchaikovsky">Tchaikovsky</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nutcracker">Nutcracker</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jazzy">jazzy</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="Ozone">Ozone</span>.</p><p><span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="OCT">OCT</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span> <span word="Breeze">Breeze</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sand">sand</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fluffy">fluffy</span> <span word="pillow">pillow</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catwalk">catwalk</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="expats">expats</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focal">focal</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Attending">Attending</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wondrous">wondrous</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="God">God</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Thong">Thong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reinforcement">reinforcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cathedral">Cathedral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Immaculate">Immaculate</span> <span word="Conception">Conception</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p>
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