Enjoy your Christmas holiday in Guangzhou
China is starting to adopt Christmas celebrations especially in major cities where Christmas festivities are becoming more popular year by year. We love to have a good time and to celebrate with presents, good food and entertainment.
Guangzhou is unexceptionally immersed in the spirit of Christmas celebrations during the holiday week. From the high street to the local barbershop, a traveler to Guangzhou in December will find every color and stature of Christmas decoration and tree. Giant trees are erected in shopping plazas and hotel and restaurant staffs donning Santa hats are easy to spot. Many of the large departments decorate their shop and Christmas carols can be heard over the noise of the crowds. Chinese “Father Christmas” helps to make the scene complete.
It seems that Christmas is more popular than Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) in Guangzhou, especially to the young people. There are three things they love to do: Have Christmas parties, go shopping and enjoy Christmas dinner. All are specially catered in Guangzhou. Below you'll find more information on how to find an accessible Christmas here.
Christians in Guangzhou
Christians in Guangzhou celebrate by lighting their houses with beautiful paper lanterns and decorating their Christmas trees, which they call "Trees of Light". On the Christmas Eve, they usually go to Guangzhou's Sacred Heart Cathedral to spend the evening together, which is the Largest Gothic Stone Cathedral in China.
Christmas Shopping
Guangzhou is a modern highly developed city where east meets west. Smart shopkeepers won't lose this opportunity to sale their products. Almost 90 percent of the shops in the downtown area decorate their shops to attract visitors in the holiday week. Why not do you Christmas shopping in Guangzhou? You will get a discount in every shop.
Christmas Dinning
Christmas trees, carols, shining lights and more will make up an inviting dreamland at many large international hotels in Guangzhou. Most of them such as White Swan Hotel, Westin Hotel and Garden Hotel will host Christmas Eve and Day buffets serving all your favorites: turkey, roasts, hot rolls, traditional Christmas pudding and veggie sides. Santa Claus, carrying his heavy sack of gifts will hand out gifts and well wishes to all guests. Some hotels’ western restaurants may also serve a sumptuous Christmas feast featuring roast beef, lobster salad, Norwegian salmon, Scottish oyster and turkey. Reservations are essential, so book in advance.
Night out on Christmas Eve
Guangzhou is a "City of Night Life" with some obsessing bar and café streets. A night out on Christmas Eve for a drink is very popular for young generations and foreigners. You may try Elephant & Castle, Hill Bar, Paddy Field, etc.