the golden week 的由来

1999年9月18日，国务院发布《全国年节及纪念日放假办法》，决定增加公众法定休假日。春节、“五一”和“十一”法定休假3天，再加上调整的前后两个双休日，就形成了每年三个连续7天的长假，而每个长假掀起的旅游消费热也逐渐成为我国经济生活的新亮点，被人们称为“黄金周”。

The seven-day holiday week has become a virtual opportunity for the development China‘s tourism market despite disputes about the rationality of the "Golden Week," which has exerted great pressure on transportation, catering andhotel and tourism infrastructures, according to relevant experts.

China now has three "Golden Week" holidays in the year -- Spring Festival, International Labor Day, and National Day. This new holiday scheme was set up by the Chinese government in 1999 so as to boost domestic demand, stimulate consumption, and restructure the economy. As the prolonged holidays turned out to be "golden" for the economy, they became known as "Golden Week".

According to statistics published by the National Tourism Administration (NTA), during this May day holiday, Chi