From2008,thepastnationalholidaypatternhaschanged:thepreviousseven-dayLabor’sDayhasbeenshortenedintoathree-dayholiday,withsomenewone’dayholidayssetup,suchasQingmingFestival,DuanwuFestival,andMid-autumnDay.Andthischangehasbecomeahottopicaroundthecountry.Peopleholddifferentopinionsaboutthischange.
Somearguethatitisofgreatbenefit.Firstly,itcanrestoreandconsolidateChinesetraditions,forQingmingFestivalcanremindpeopleoftheirancestorsandthosewhosacrificethemselvesfortheliberationofthecountry,DuanwuFestivalcanmakepeoplebetterunderstandnationalism,andMid-autumnDaycanmakepeoplesharethehappinessoffamily-gathering.Secondly,it’shelpfultoreleasepressureontransportationwiththeshortholidaysadopted.Sinceinthepast,manypeoplewouldgotravelingduringtheseven-dayLabor’sDay,itwillunquestionablyputmuchpressureonthetraffic.However,otherpeopleinsistitisnogoodnewsforChineseeconomy,especiallytourism,withmorepeoplespendinglessonshoppingandtravelinginshorterholidays.
Personally,Ithinkitsbenefitsoverweighthedemerits,sincecurrently,withChinadevelopingatasurprisingspeed,it’smoreimportanttoremindpeopleofthevirtues,traditions,andcustomsofChinesecivilization.