Longer holidays will boost economy

Deputies push for people to have extended leave to raise productivity and tourism expenditure

During the two sessions held last month, top lawmakers and advisers proposed longer national public holidays.

They said the public holidays that China currently has are not long enough to enjoy some leisure activities, such as traveling and going home to visit family. Hence, they proposed to extend the Labor Day holiday from one to seven days - restoring the original Labor Day holiday period which was in place before 2008.