China would continue the Golden Week holidays the National Tourism Administration said in a response to an earlier proposal by a CPPCC member calling for the cancellation of the weeklong holidays．

　　Li Xiaosong, a member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, submitted a proposal earlier this year amid increasing calls for the reform of the Golden Week holidays．

　　According to the proposal, the holidays were losing their charm for more and more Chinese people while reaping huge sums of money for the country's tourism industry, the best “harvest” since China introduced Golden Week holidays in 2000．The Golden Weeks put unprecedented pressure on the country's transport system and service industry．

　　The National Tourism Administration said advantages of retaining the weeklong holidays outweighed the disadvantages．The holidays provided people with time to relax and created opportunities for people to spend money．

　　The bureau said China had a swelling population and the holidays were not the root of traffic jams, crowded hotels and restaurants．

　　It said the country would improve the system to ease the problems．

　　China had been urged to enact a system with flexible paid holidays since the end of last year．

　　Some experts argued that the Golden Weeks did not ensure long term commercial prosperity, as a “consumption rush” during the holidays often resulted in a consumption slump afterward．

话题导入：What's your opinion on the proposal of canceling the “Golden Week” long holidays in China?

An economic analyst：It is the pressure caused by the 'Golden Week' since it was launched seven years ago that boosted the rapid development of such industries as transportation, civil aviation, catering and hotel．The seven-day holiday week has become a virtual opportunity for the development China's tourism market．

A government official：Although China has boasted an annual tourist sum of more than one hundred million, the goal for the Chinese government in setting up the “Golden Week” system is to make all the 1.3 billion people of the country to enjoy a holiday, including consumers in towns and rural areas．But now the holidays were losing their charm for more and more Chinese people because of the overcrowded groups of tourists and the inconvenience, so I think we should do something to change the present situation．

A average tourist：I am an office worker, and I only have time to go traveling with my wife and daughter during the long time holidays．In the last two years, I traveled to Zhangjiajie and Beijing with my families in the May holidays and the National holidays．Oh, they were terrible experiences, we wasted a lot of time waiting for buses, trains, and all the ticket prices went up．Worst of all, sometimes we had to squeeze our way in many places of interest．Anyway, I will never go out traveling during the so-called “Golden Week” holidays, and I hope it will be reformed．

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