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Golden Week Travel: Dos and Don’ts

China’s National Day holiday, otherwise known as the October holiday or National Day golden week, is an annual seven-day public holiday. This is the longest public holiday other than Chinese New Year, which typically falls around February.

The People’s Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. Ever since, October 1 has been a day of celebration.

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