Golden Week holiday still welcomed in China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-29 10:25 Tourists during the National Day in 2005 rose 10.5 percent year on year to
111 million, and the total income reached 46.3 billion yuan (5.79 billion U.S.
dollars), up 16.6 percent over 2004, statistics from the administration show.
However, complaints about overcrowding, poor service and a scarcity of
hotel rooms spurred debate over whether or not the the week-long holiday is
justified, Wang said.
The government established a special organization to
solve the issues to ensure that people enjoyed the holiday, Wang said.
More than 45 percent of people believed the tourism environment during
the Golden Week had been much improved and about 40 percent believed it was the
same, according to a survey by CCTV, China's national TV station last year.
The government would do further research and solicit public opinion to
improve the Golden Week holiday system, Wang said.
China adopted the
three annual Golden Weeks of the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival), Labour Day
(May 1-7), and the country's National Day(October 1-7) in 1999.
As the
Mid-autumn Day, China's traditional festival for family reunions falls on
October 6 this year, some people could extend their holiday, Wang
said.
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