During the Christmas season of 2025, Christian communities across northern China gathered to observe Christmas and Christmas Eve through worship services and cultural expressions rooted in local church life. From choral singing and instrumental performances to sacred dramas and congregational praise, churches in cities including Taiyuan, Longnan, Beijing, Hohhot, Jincheng, and Baoji reflected a shared focus on the meaning of Christ's birth while demonstrating the vitality and diversity of church life in the region.
1/10Believers in festive dresses participated in the Christmas celebration featuring a group dance performance at Fengtai Church in Beijing during the Christmas season of 2025.(Photo: Beijing CC&TSPM)
2/10A church choir presented hymns during the Christmas worship service held at Jinyuan Church in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, from December 24 to 25, 2025.
3/10A choir and instrumental ensemble performed together during the Christmas worship service at Chengqu Church in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, on December 25, 2025.(Photo: Chengqu Church in Jincheng, Shanxi)
4/10Believers staged the "Birth of Jesus" sacred play during the Christmas worship service held at Jinyuan Church in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, from December 24 to 25, 2025.(Photo: Jinyuan Church in Taiyuan, Shanxi )
5/10Choir members staged a Christmas performance at a church in Beijing during the Christmas season of 2025.(Photo: Beijing CC&TSPM)
6/10A festive fan dance was presented during a Christmas worship gathering at Shilipu Church in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, on December 21, 2025.(Photo: Jonah/Gospel Times)
7/10A choir performed during the Christmas Eve celebration hosted by Shaanxi Bible School on the evening of December 24, 2025.(Photo: Shaanxi Bible School)
8/10Congregants sang hymns of praise during the Christmas worship service at Shuguang Church in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, from December 24 to 25, 2025.(Photo: Jonah/Gospel Times)
9/10Christians performed Christmas hymns at a Christmas Eve gathering in Wen County, Longnan City, Gansu Province, on the evening of December 24, 2025.(Photo: Wenxian County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau)
10/10Worshippers took part in dance presentations during Christmas Eve and Christmas celebrations held at a church in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, from December 24 to 25, 2025.(Photo: Hohhot Municipal TSPM)
By CCD EditorialJanuary 1st, 2026
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