Plans to resume the week-long May Day holiday in south China's Guangdong province were released on Wednesday, according to the southcn.com.
The local website revealed details of the seven-day holiday. It will last from May 1 to 7, the first three days of which are legal national holidays followed by a two-day weekend and a two-day paid annual leave.
Yang Rongsen, director general of Guangdong Tourism Administration, says the week-long May Day holiday plan is being presented to relevant government departments for final approval.
If the plan is passed, all government departments, institutions and companies in the province are required to follow it under the condition that normal work is not affected.
In 1999 the Chinese government decided to design two more holiday weeks on May Day and National Day, in addition to the Spring Festival holiday week, to spur domestic spending to offset the economic downturn triggered by the Asian financial crisis in 1997.
The holidays, called 'golden weeks', immediately saw tides of tourists and rocketing sales but also strained transport and other service capabilities, causing complaints from holiday-makers.
The government decided to shorten the May Day holiday in 2007 but added three other days to the national holiday package - Qingming, or Tomb Sweeping Day in spring, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Day.
