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May Day holiday boost for tourism

By Zhang Zhouxiang | China Daily | Updated: 2019-03-25 07:34

ACCORDING TO A DECISION by the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Friday, employees nationwide will enjoy a four-day-long holiday from May 1 to 4 this year. Sunday April 28 and Sunday May 5 are make-up work days. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

About 20 minutes after the news was released, it became the hottest hashtag on Chinese micro blogs, with many people hailing it as "the happiest decision made on Friday". The total reading count reached 300 million by 12 pm, which means about half of the Chinese people with access to the internet had read it by then.

One of the most popular comments on the official micro blog of People's Daily was "Thank you, my homeland", with others being emojis of joy.

May Day holiday boost for tourism

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