Cultural Invasion and Cultural Protection: Should Chinese Celebrate Christmas
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This article centers on the celebration of Christmas, the most important western festival, in the Chinese mainland to look at globalization in a cultural dimension. It also analyzes signs of cultural invasion from the west and provides approaches to cultural protection in China under the background of globalization.
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