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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS The four public holidays are New Year's Day, Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Labour Day, and National Day. The New Year's Day holiday is one day long, while the other three are three days long; in addition, surrounding weekends are moved so that a three-day holiday is created for New Year's Day, and a seven-day holiday is created for each of the other three public holidays. The week-long holidays on May Day and National Day began in 2000 , as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending. The resulting seven-day holidays are called "Golden Weeks" (黄金周), and have become peak seasons for travelling and tourism. For example, in 2006: SEE ALSO |
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