Not so Golden for some
BEIJING – Previously one of China’s “Golden Week” national public holiday periods, the May Day break is no more.
New regulations have reduced the holiday from three days to one day, while four traditional Chinese festivals – Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year’s Eve – have become one-day national holidays.
In addition, the fairer sex are now also permitted a half-day public holiday on International Women’s Day (March 8), children younger than 14 can take a break on Children’s Day (June 1), and active-duty soldiers get a half-day off on August 1.
Bad luck if you’re a male office worker over the age of 14.
Source: China Insider by Shangri-La
Ian Jarrett
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