
Children pose for a photo at a Christmas market in south Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 18, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)

People visit a Christmas market in south Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 18, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)

People visit a Christmas market in south Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 18, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)

A woman goes shopping at a toy store in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

A woman goes shopping at a toy store in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

A woman carries shopping bags in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

People carrying shopping bags walk on a street in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

People go shopping in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

People carrying shopping bags walk on a street in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

A woman displays her shopping outside a toy store in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

A staff member works at a toy store in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

People go shopping in Nice, southern France, on Dec. 18, 2021. Despite the dual influence of COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the shopping enthusiasm of French people goes high ahead of the upcoming Christmas. (Photo by Serge Haouzi/Xinhua)

People attend a lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at a church in Gaza City, on Dec. 18, 2021. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People attend a lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at a church in Gaza City, on Dec. 18, 2021. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)