{"id":4437,"date":"2017-09-28T13:28:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T12:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2020-03-04T14:46:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:46:36","slug":"celebrating-chinas-national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/china\/celebrating-chinas-national-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating China&#8217;s National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn\u2019t love a good bank holiday? A lovely extra day tacked onto the weekend, fantastic even if the weather ends up being a bit dodgy. In China, things go a step further&#8230;<!--more-->they have three days off work to celebrate National Day, but then the government just gives everyone the rest of the week off too! This glorious thing is known as \u2018Golden Week\u2019, and the October Golden Week is one of two, the other being over Chinese New Year. Just to rub it in a bit more this year, the National Day celebrations join up with the Mid-Autumn Festival, giving a cheeky 8 days off. Yes, 8!<\/p>\n<h2>What is National Day?<\/h2>\n<p>Celebrated annually on 1 October, this is the day that China celebrates the founding of the People\u2019s Republic of China. Independence was actually won by the Red Army on 21 September, but it was during a huge rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/china\/beijing\/tiananmen-square\/\">Tiananmen Square<\/a> that Mao Zedong stood before the Forbidden City\u2019s Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian\u2019anmen) and proclaimed the formation of the People\u2019s Republic. The brand-new flag was raised and the rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shanghaifireworks.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks over Shanghai\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shanghaifireworks.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shanghaifireworks-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How is National Day celebrated?<\/h4>\n<p>The day begins with a good old flag raising ceremony and a military parade or two. The government also lays on a load of fun things, such as concerts and fireworks displays for everyone to enjoy. There are often exhibitions of traditional arts and, as with most holidays, there is a great excuse to go shopping with big discounts at many shopping malls. Public spaces such as Tiananmen Square also get a festive makeover with plenty of decorations.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese also use this October Golden Week as an excuse to travel. <a href=\"http:\/\/europe.chinadaily.com.cn\/\">China Daily\u00a0Europe<\/a> recently reported that an\u00a0estimated 650 million domestic trips will be taken and 6 million people will travel abroad. Many of those domestic journeys will be people travelling home to spend the week with their families, but a lot will also be families getting out to explore their country.<\/p>\n<h4>Travelling during Golden Week<\/h4>\n<p>When taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/china\/\">holidays to China<\/a>\u00a0over either of the Golden Week holidays,\u00a0visitors must expect that a lot of\u00a0shops and restaurants will be closed and that transport and sights of interest will be much busier than usual. However, spending time in China over either of these celebrations will be an undeniably fascinating and fun experience. Getting into the festive atmosphere and enjoying all of the celebrations with the local people is a great insight into Chinese culture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/brochures\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=national%day%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/brochure_btn2.jpg\" alt=\"Brochure button\" width=\"228\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #333333;\">Book an escorted tour to China with the UK&#8217;s leading Asia Experts, Wendy Wu Tours. Our fully inclusive\u00a0tours visit all the major sights of your chosen destination and introduce you to the local culture, making for an unforgettable holiday.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #333333;\">We also have tours\u00a0to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, India, Japan and beyond\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn\u2019t love a good bank holiday? A lovely extra day tacked onto the weekend, fantastic even if the weather ends up being a bit dodgy. 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