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Christmas drives Chinese people to churches

&$ &$Chinese Christians sing mass in a church in Beijing Dec. 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$Christmas trees twinkle, the sweet aroma of candles fills the air in the 407-year-old Immaculate Conception Church in Beijing. More than 1,500 people, sitting or... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Dec 25 2008

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