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Research Article

Tourist-resident interaction affects mutual understanding but defined by social distance

游客-居民互动影响相互理解但受限于社交距离

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Pages 589-608 | Received 30 Dec 2021, Accepted 02 Jun 2022, Published online: 07 Aug 2022

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