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A majority of Chinese prefer to keep the Golden Week holidays and would like to see more traditional Chinese festivals added to the holiday calendar, according to a China Daily web poll.
The survey asked respondents if they agreed with recent calls to amend the length and timing of the Golden Week holidays, including next week's Labor Day holiday.
Among the 915 respondents, 52.46 per cent disagreed with changes, 35.52 per cent approved, while the remainder gave no answer.
The bulk of respondents who offered comment said more holidays should be added.
China initiated the three "Golden Weeks" the Lunar New Year Holiday, the Labor Day Holiday and the National Day Holiday in 1999, aiming to stimulate consumption and promote tourism, hospitality and related industries.
In the past eight years, however, some problems have emerged from the holidays, including traffic congestion and exhausted public facilities.
Deputies from the National People's Congress, as well as members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed changes to the holidays at this year's congress. They called for shortened Labor Day and National Day holidays, and the addition of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Tomb Sweeping Day.
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