Since 2000, Chinese workers have fixed national holidays, mostly during what is known as the “golden weeks.” Initially adopted to boost consumption after the Asian bubble burst, this system is increasingly limited, overwhelming the infrastructures, and causing discontent among three quarters of the population, along with an impact on productivity. However, even though public debates are rather open and repeated calls have been made to move towards a western-style annual leave system, it seems that reforming this system is complicated. (Ref. 130667)
Problems with tourist congestion. “Golden weeks” () have become “golden rice stocks” (), with a homophony used by the media, which have circulated plenty of images of human tides and immobile cars during the 8 days off for the National Holiday, the first week of October. While there were only 0.7 percent more vacationers than last year, traffic on the 10 biggest highways in the country were obstructed by 20 percent more cars, while the biggest tourist sites were flooded with growing crowds –
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