Agency releases 2017 holiday plan
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017, <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="links">links</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Tomb">Tomb</span> <span word="Sweeping">Sweeping</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Boat">Boat</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p><span word="Excluding">Excluding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 11 <span word="official">official</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="Jia">Jia</span>, 30, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>, <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span>, 59, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="reunion">reunion</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="inhumane">inhumane</span>."</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>. <span word="Enacted">Enacted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amended">amended</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stipulates">stipulates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>.</p>
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