ThesmilingfaceofSantaClausappearsallacrossChina．Localgovernmentsaredecoratingtreesandlamppostswithlightsandornaments．（56）___firstglancevisitorswouldthinktheywereinEurope．Despitethefact（57）___mostChinesea

　　The smiling face of Santa Claus appears all across China．Local governments are decorating trees and lamp posts with lights and ornaments．（56）___first glance visitors would think they were in Europe．

　　Despite the fact （57）___most Chinese are not Christians，Christmas season has become increasingly popular．

　　"If you （58）___（walk） around major Chinese cities 15years ago，you wouldn't have seen many signs of Christmas．However，if you were to visit those same Chinese cities again today，you′d be surprised to see signs of Christmas almost everywhere，"says Cai Jiming，（59）___ professor of Tsinghua University，who has served （60）___an expert in developing China′s holiday schedule．

　　（ 61）___ Christmas is not a public holiday，many Chinese cities are still getting into the Christmas spirit．

　　Cai says （ 62）___e-mail inbox and cell phone have been flooded with messages （ 63）___（wish） him a merry Christmas．The greetings have been coming in since the end of November．

　　In his view，Christmas seems like a"warm-up"for the （64）___（true）important month-long Spring Festival，（65）___begins on January 1st of the lunar year．