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The Golden Week (simplified Chinese: 黄金周; traditional Chinese: 黃金週), in the People's Republic of China, is the name given to three separate 7-day or 8-day national holidays which were implemented in 2000: [1] Chunyun [disputed – discuss], the Golden Week around the Chinese New Year, begins in January or February.
Chinese lunar date Example Gregorian date (2020–2021) English name Chinese name Remarks Month Day 1 (正月) 1st January 25, 2020 Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) • 農曆新年 / 农历新年 • 春節 / 春节 • 大年初一 Set off fireworks after midnight; visit family members 1 (正月) 7th January 31, 2020 Renri • 人日
The week-long holidays on May (Labor) Day and National Day began in 2000, as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending. The resulting seven-day or eight-day (if Mid-Autumn Festival is near National Day) holidays are called "Golden Weeks" (黄金 周), and have become peak seasons for travel and tourism. In 2008, the Labor Day holiday ...
The roughly week-long period, associated with China's national day on Oct. 1, is an important signal for Chinese consumer confidence, as millions of people travel domestically and overseas.
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Lunar New Year is most commonly celebrated in China and other Asian countries. That's why you also see it called Chinese New Year. It starts with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends ...
China has concluded its Golden Week holiday on a muted note, with key travel and spending data showing weaker-than-expected recovery in consumption amid a wider economic slump.
The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa