ABSTRACT：It goes without saying that Christmas is popular in China. And Chinese people have different opinions on Christmas, which is a representative of western festival culture entering into China. Especially, after China joining in the WTO, the controversy of “Christmas in China” is more and more vehement. Gao Bingzhong, the scholar from Beijing University Institute of Sociology and Anthropology, said that the era belonging to us is called “opening era”. Comparing between the Chinese festivals and Christmas, he suggested us to take a positive attitude to view Christmas and develop China's cultural festivals, as well as draw reasonable external factors; at the same time, we should know how to scan and reconstruct foreign culture to meet the need of the time in a long run. （Gao Bingzhong,1997:20）This paper begins with a brief summary of the questionnaire survey done by our Chinese netizen in February, 2008, which grasps exactly the present state of the true of Christmas in China. The survey indicates: over 45% of Chinese acknowledge the necessity for our Chinese people to own the Christmas festival and 20% of the Chinese view neutrally but also will celebrate Christmas; while less than 35% of the Chinese hold an Opposition. By analyzing our Chinese view on the essence of Christmas and the way to enjoy this festival; this paper aims to envisage the advancement and development of China, not only about the thought, but also about the culture and the economy.
Key words：Chinese and Western Christmas; Development and Influence; Culture; Economy
摘要：众所周知，圣诞节在中国的盛行已不是一朝一夕的事，而作为西方节日文化代表进入中国总备受争议。尤其中国加入WTO后，国人对此的态度更各有己见。学者高丙中曾说过，我们这个时代被称为“开放时代”，并以圣诞节这一典型的西方节日代表与中国的节日框架作了深层次的比较，阐述了文化交流中，我们应以积极、主动的态度去引导、扶植中国的节日文化，吸收外来合理因素，为我所用；同时，以时代发展的眼光去审视、改造与时代不相适应的东西，最终迎接世界大文明的到来。（高丙中，1997：20）据对中国网民的问卷调查显示，多数人愿意过圣诞，但也有人持有抵制的态度，而本文通过调查并分析现状，旨在分析国人对圣诞节真谛的理解和如何过圣诞的方式，并且从思想、文化、经济角度上来正视圣诞节为中国带来的进步与发展。
关键词: 中西圣诞节；发展与影响；文化；经济
With the globalization of 21st century, there is an increasing number of communication and penetration between countries, areas and nations. China, opening door to the world, not only faces the western world’s economic strength, but also encounters their strong cultural impact and penetration. Christmas as the representative of the western culture entered into China in 19th century, which has been blazoned forth and developed. Some people think that the strong influence and infiltration posture of western cultural festival is a kind of intrusion. Actually, this point is confusing the superficial material culture with the embedded spirit; and, the western festival culture like Christmas which entered into China is not aggression but amalgamation, it makes us more and more close to the world not only the living style but also the economy.
