China International Publishing Group (CIPG) held its annual Christmas Party to honor its foreign experts and foreign staffs at the Xinjiang Plaza in Beijing on December 19. Over 200 guests attended the gala event, and all the attendees came dressed in their Sunday finest.

In addition to the banquet and free flow wine, CIPG foreign experts enjoyed performances and skits prepared by their colleagues from branch affiliates, with evening stand-outs such as Ganglam Style performed by China.org.cn and Latin dance by Sinolingua.

No Christmas party would be complete without a lucky draw, and this year's grand prize winner received a 5-day romantic getaway for two to Sanya. Smiles and laughter were everywhere, and nobody seemed ready to leave as CIPG President Zhou Mingwei thanked everybody for their dedicated service to CIPG over the past year.