A Weibo user by the handle doctor Xu Chao, noted that the seven-day Golden Week break comprises three statutory public holidays for National Day, two weekend days and two days shifted from other weekends.
“If there’s no tiaoxiu, it looks like we would only have five days of holidays,” Xu wrote.
“For those who want to travel and visit their relatives, it’s definitely enough.
“But for some working adults, this would disrupt their work days and rest days, throwing their work schedules out of sync as well.”
Another user, Yang Xiaolei forever, questioned why the two holiday periods were not simply combined.
“If tiaoxiu is required, why didn’t we just...
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