While Santa Claus lives it up with Rudolph at the North Pole, his elves have relocated to southern China's towns and villages.Through the miracle of trade,even the atheists engage in peaceful commerce with religious believers.
Some 70% of the world's Christmas ornaments and other paraphernalia now originate in officially atheist mainland China. Tinsel, Santas, mistletoe and artificial trees of every shape and hue are churned out at a relentless pace by thousands of factory workers in Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Santa's Chinese elves
The Asia Times reports: