Golden Week

October 7, 20122 Comments

Camels die from overwork during China’s weeklong holiday; netizens lament

From Sina Several camels at a tourist hot spot in Northwest China have died from receiving a record-high number of visitors during China’s eight-day holiday. Mingsha Mountain (Singing-sand Mountain-dunes), 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, is one of the most well-known tourist attractions in the country. It is a range [...]

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October 1, 20123 Comments

China’s highways so jammed during major holidays, travelers work out during long waits

From NetEase This year, the Mid-Autumn Day, a traditional Chinese harvest festival based on Chinese lunar calendar, happens to fall on September 30, one day before the Chinese National Day, which means the usual seven-day Golden Week celebration for the National Day is be prolonged by one more day. In the mean time, China has [...]

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October 4, 20118 Comments

Photos: What tourist attractions in China look like during the National Day holiday

Shanghai: The Bund Nanjing: Confucius Temple   Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Beijing: Forbidden City Tiananmen Square The Great Wall Selected comments on Sina Weibo BM_YoYo Go, let’s take a head count!~ 奋起直追 Sooner or later, (places) will be destroyed by tourism. 享受平淡V Tourism of Chinese characteristics! So sad! 维也纳陈英 Can this count as going on [...]

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