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Updated: 2008-04-29 15:28

The Mini Golden Week - the upcoming holiday period from May 1 to 3 - is set to witness less hectic travels as compared to previous years. This is because people are choosing to visit nearby destinations over international ones, reports Chinanews.com.

A visitor walks along the Beihai silver beach, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,  on April 27, 2008. [Asianewsphoto]

Since the Labor Day Golden Week Holiday has been shortened from 7 days to 3 days, it is no longer possible for people to go on long-distance vacations. According to a survey of 1000 citizens in ten major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi'an, 44% of the respondents said they would like to "make a trip". More than half of the interviewees choose to travel to nearby suburbs instead of going overseas.

Among those who did not plan to travel, 60% choose to shop in their city. "Visiting relatives or friends" and "watching performances or movies" were the next most popular choices, while 30% of those not traveling said they would just relax at home.

10% of the interviewees said they would like to "continue to work overtime".