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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.
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.
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
The lunar calendar is based on moon cycles, so the dates of the Lunar New Year celebration can change slightly each year. Here’s everything to know about Lunar New Year 2024. When is Chinese New ...
After China's stocks closed out their best week since 2008—and the Shanghai Stock Exchange index posted a 8.06% gain Monday, its biggest jump since 2008—China's markets closed for Golden Week ...
15 July – Several Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, schedule reconciliatory meetings in China in an attempt to end their ongoing political disputes. [ 55 ] 16 July – Chinese businessman Guo Wengui is found guilty by a U.S. jury on multiple fraud charges, accused of running a racketeering enterprise from 2018 to 2023 that ...