China has 7 legal holidays in a year, including
New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Qingming
Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival
and National Day.
At the festivals, all Chinese people will be on vacation. The table
below provides detailed information of 2012 / 2013 public
holidays. Hope it can help you make a good plan of your China
tour...
Besides the 7 legal festivals on which all people can enjoy days
off, Chinese people celebrate four other festivals on which
some people have a half day off - Women's Day, Youth Day,
Children's Day and Army Day. Many other festivals and anniversaries
are celebrated even without days off, such as Arbor Day
and Teachers' Day.
Among all the Chinese holidays, there
are two 'Golden Weeks' - Spring Festival Week and National Day
Week. Both of the two holidays last for three days but by combining
two weekends with them, people benefit from seven consecutive days
off.
During these two weeks, most
people go out and enjoy themselves in a great variety of ways with
a resultant boost to the economy, hence the
nickname 'Golden Week'. Hotel rooms, train tickets or air tickets
will definitely be in great demand then.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/public-holiday.htm
I think Singapore should also have "golden week".
