In 2012, a series of culture events, such as Peking Opera matching with Bikini and Starbucks' tying knot with Lingyin Temple, has sparked heated debates about a clash of cultures. However, this is a time when ours has become a world in which traditions exist side by side for the borrowing and taking, and the mixing. (Editor: Gao Yinan and Ye Xin)
Chinese and Western festivals are derived from different natural environment and cultural background and have different origins and customs. Although having different characteristics, they are not unrelated with each other.