Source: Author: Date: 2007-11-14
October 1 is a public holidday in the People's Republic of China to celebrate its national day.
The PRC was founded on October 1,1949 with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square. The Central People's Government passed the Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China on December 2,1949 and declared that October 1 ia the National Day.
The National Day is the start of one of the Golden Weeks in China. How ever,there have been some recent controversies over whether Golden Weeks should be kept.
The National Day is celebrated throughout mainland China, HongKong, and Macau with a variety of government-organised festivities, including fireworks and concerts. Public places, such as Tianamen Square in Beijing, are decorated in a festive theme. Portraits of revered leaders, such as Sun Yat-Sen, are publicly displayed.
When the anniversary is a multiple of five(e.g. the 50th, 55th , or 60th), large scale official celebrations may be held, including an inspection of troops on Tiananmen Square.
Golden Week
The seven-day holiday week has become a virtual opportunity for the development China's tourism market despite disputes about the rationality of th "Golden Week".
Furthermore, as a holiday scheme set up by the Chinese government, "Golden Week" holidays also act as a guarantee for employees of private enterprises in China to enjoy their holiday rights to some extent. Instead of canceling the."Golden Week" system to restrain demand, China should increase supply to boost the development of the tourism market in an orderly way.
Although China has boasted an annual tourist sum of more than one hundred million, the goal for the Chinese government in setting up the "Golden Week" system is to make all the 1.3 billion people of the country to enjoy a holiday, including consumers in towns and rural areas.
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