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Here’s just some of the apps Chinese can use to fend off boredom and nosy relatives over the holidays

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Chinese have plenty of online options to stave off holiday boredom
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year. The holidays are a time for families to gather and celebrate the good times. While most may enjoy the reunions and catching up, others may dread the awkward conversations, invasive relatives and potential boredom. These emotions are universal and thankfully in China, land of the digital-natives, there is a plethora of apps that can help to distract and satisfy the senses.
Here are the apps that the average Chinese mobile user will probably be using.
1. WeChat is the largest stand-alone messaging app in the world with it’s over 1 billion monthly active users. The app contains over a million “mini programmes” where users can play games, order food, book transport, shop online and more, all without ever having to exit the app.

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