Sources: Xinhua (Beijing) and China public holidays (qppstudio.net). Cai Jiming, a Tsinghua University professor and the principal of the holiday reform planning group (our post of November 17, 2007) has floated the idea that the October 1st National Day 3-day public holiday should be reduced to 1 day only to make room for 2 new, more traditional public holidays.However, a recent online poll organized by the Chinese government (or, at least, allowed by its internet censorship) on the sina.com website, shows that almost 80% of respondents reject the idea.
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