In the meantime, Dead of the Dead altars will be displayed at the consulates general of Mexico in Shanghai and Guangzhou for the Chinese public to foster a deeper understanding of this essential tradition in the Mexican culture.
"Celebrations of Day of the Dead are just getting more attention and relevance in China as the interest of Chinese people to learn and experience international cultures grow," Lara noted.
Lara's observation is supported by the fact that Mexico has become the top destination of Chinese tourists in Latin America.
Furthermore, captivated by the 2017 Pixar hit Coco, an Oscar-winning animated feature inspired by and set against the Day of the Dead, an increasing number of Chinese Coco-lovers are flying to the country during this holiday so as to experience the millennia-old tradition at its most authentic.
Hundreds of travelogues would pop up after entering "Day of the Dead" in the search box of qyer.com.cn, a popular travel guide website in China. Many users posted their Day of the Dead parade experiences in Mexican city Guanajuato, whose brightly colored buildings and historic center were the inspiration behind the Land of the Dead that is seen throughout most of Coco.
