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Christmas in Xi'an

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There are lots of Christmas decorations in the stores.  Some are better than others but it's been fun to see. This is just down the street from us.   This is in the entrance of our apartment building. Had a branch Christmas party with many Chinese guests.  The little boy is Lily's son and the "big boy" is a nephew.  The lady on the right is Lily.  She is my supervisor.  Her sister is on the left and was a big help when one of the BYU teachers had an appendicitis and had to have surgery.  These are great ladies.  This is Elson.  He's from Brazil and is here studying Chinese.   He's the other counselor in the Branch Presidency with Kim. We had a visit from Santa.  The Chinese kids went crazy with him.  Ethan showing some of his moves! White elephant gifts.   Outside the Saga Mall.  One of the biggest and prettiest malls I've ever seen.  It's maybe a m...