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• Winter solstice celebrations at 5000-year-old tomb
• What to buy for Christmas?
• Visiting Lapland for magical Christmas
• Violin "Gangnam style" wows audience
• NCPA celebrates 5th anniversary
• Shanghai expat essays published
• Comics to promote Chinese culture
• Beijing Expo shows off creative power
• Searching for Santa Claus at the Arctic Circle

Winter solstice celebrations at 5000-year-old tomb Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:04 PM PST Two days ago was the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year. It's a date that for millenia has been seen as the traditional start of winter.

What to buy for Christmas? Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:16 PM PST The United States retail sector represents about 8 percent of the country's GDP and despite the fragile economic recovery, festive spending seems to always provide a much needed economic boost.

Visiting Lapland for magical Christmas Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:07 PM PST As most of Europe battles recession, some are escaping their countries' woes in search of that magical Christmas feeling.

Violin "Gangnam style" wows audience Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:03 PM PST Violin concerts usually feature classic music. But at a concert in Beijing on Saturday night, creative violinists added some unusual elements to their performance - they presented the audience with their version of some of the big hits that have gone viral on the Internet in China and across the globe.

NCPA celebrates 5th anniversary Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:02 PM PST China's National Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating its 5th anniversary with special an open day.

Shanghai expat essays published Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:01 PM PST A collection of essays written by foreigners living in Shanghai was published on Sunday.

Comics to promote Chinese culture Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:00 PM PST If comic books can get kids excited about Batman and Superman, maybe they can get them interested in some of China's greatest thinkers, like Confucius and Sun-Tzu.

Beijing Expo shows off creative power Posted: 23 Dec 2012 04:57 PM PST The China Beijing International Culture and Creative Industry Expo is coming to its last day.

Searching for Santa Claus at the Arctic Circle Posted: 22 Dec 2012 11:25 PM PST Father Frost, Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas and Father Christmas. They?re all names for Santa Claus. In a quest to find Santa, Stephanie Freid traveled to the top of the world - otherwise known as the North Pole - and got a little help along the way in her search.

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