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    Sorry, Santa: A Chinese City Has Just Banned All Things Christmas

    No public Christmas displays. No celebrations. No holiday socks or Santa costumes sold by vendors. What's behind this seemingly Grinch-like stance?
    by Yuhan Xu Dec 21, 2018 2 minutes
    People dressed as Santa Claus compete in a run to mark Christmas at Xiannu Mountain in Chongqing, China. Even though only about 5 percent of the population is Christian, many people celebrate during the holiday.

    Santa Claus is no longer welcome in a Chinese city where local authorities this year banned all things Christmas.

    The grinch is the municipal management of Langfang, a city of four million southeast of Beijing. According to a notice issued by local officials, public Christmas displays

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