Surrounded by twinkling Christmas lights, The Peninsula Shanghai's skating rink is tucked into a pine tree winter wonderland and bathed in festive music.

The Christmas market by the Huangpu River: From Dec 7 to Jan 5, the Christmas market is held alongside the east dock of Huangpu River in the shape of a theme park combining China's New Year celebration with a traditional, festive European bazaar.

A series of exciting events, delicious traditional food and entertainment facilities are coming up while Santa will walk around the park distributing candy.

An evening "looking for love" tour was organized for singles to find their Mr or Mrs Right in the romantic Christmas theme park by the riverside on Dec 12.

On Christmas Eve, a big music show will be held, featuring traditional Christmas songs and inviting everyone to have a drink and enjoy the wonderful night by the river.

Throughout the whole month, themed parties are held at 7 pm every Friday and Saturday. Cosplay activities will be around the venue between 4 pm and 6 pm every Saturday.

Children ages 5-10, who were born on Dec 25, are welcome to apply to attend the Christmas babies' party in the market to celebrate a special birthday together.

To end the exciting festival, a huge zombie fair will be organized with cute and interesting costumed zombies running around the market to play, dance and take photos with tourists.