Step inside China’s Christmas village

Step inside China’s Christmas village

Location: Mohe, China

Date: December 20, 2020

In China's northernmost city of Mohe

tourists can take pictures with Santa Claus

and enjoy festive snow sculptures

(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 30-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM GUANGDONG PROVINCE, HUANG LIWEN, SAYING: "I realized my wishes from childhood. It feels like a real Christmas that we have a Santa village here, and saw our Santa Claus. / Now I've move from a virtual dream world to a real fairy tale world with Santa in it. It's worth the trip."

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