New Zealand's capital Wellington ushered in its annual Christmas season with celebratory events on Nov 25-26. The two-day festival featured a grand Santa parade in which nearly 200 performers participated, attracting over 20,000 people packing the Lambton Quay to watch. Under the invitation of the city government of Wellington, a delegation from the China Cultural Center in New Zealand joined the celebratory event for the first time, adding Chinese elements into the Western-style festival. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Wellington Mayor Justin Lester (right) and Paul Eagle, a member of the New Zealand Parliament, join the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 25, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

A 10-year-old local boy joins Chinese people in a formation of Chinese drum dance during the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 25, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Children perform yangge - a popular Chinese folk dance, at the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 26, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Chinese performers perform yangge - a popular Chinese folk dance, at the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 25, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Chinese performers perform a drum dance during the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 25, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

A dancer performs at the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 26, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Teens perform at the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 26, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

"Santa Claus" greets the crowd at the Christmas parade in Wellington on Nov 26, 2017. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]