In addition to Santa Clause and gifts, the gingerbread house is considered another symbol of Christmas. Li Long, a pastry cook at the Shangri-La Hotel in Changzhou, made more than 20 gingerbread houses for Christmas. "The production of gingerbread houses isn't as easy as it looks," said Li, "to make a good gingerbread house, you need to contain childishness."
Li Long, a pastry cook in the Shangri-La Hotel in Changzhou, makes more than 20 gingerbread houses for Christmas. [Photo/CZ001.com] |
For a scholar focusing on Australia's public diplomacy, working as a recreational manager in China may never be part of his career path. But Bradley McConachie does have lots to say now about his special experience at a resort in the picturesque tropical coastal city of Sanya in South China's Hainan province.
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