May Day Holiday will be Shortened

The Chinese government released a plan on Friday to shorten the "Golden Week" marking the May Day holiday and to make Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon-Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival legal holidays.

According to the national legal holiday adjustment research group, the new plan has been formed after more than one year of research and is released on the Internet on Friday in order to solicit public opinion. If all goes well and there is a broad acceptance of the plan it could come into operation in time for the 2008 Spring Festival.

May Day Holiday will be shortened to one day only. And the traditional festival, like the Tomb-sweeping Day, Dragon-Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn day will have one day off as the legal holiday.

The National Day will remain the same in 2008. But the trend of Change will be great in the future.

Seems the Chinese become more concerned about their tradition.

It's a good news for us, the traditional festival is our treasure,we should protect it.