Tag Archives: holidays

Internet Poll on changing China’s strange public holiday system

While much of the world looks forward to official holidays that can be predicted years in advance, China’s annual muddle over the coming year’s holiday schedule has long been a reliable source of confusion. But yesterday the Holiday Office published … Continue reading

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Inflationary holidays

Twenty-nine vacation days in 2010? Think again.

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Kung Fu for China holidays and travel

A new Danwei partner: HolidayFu.com: holidays in and around China.

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On not talking about Christmas

Zeng Pengyu writes about Chinese media not being able to mention Christmas in their reports.

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Moonstruck: Fallout from the Mid-Autumn Festival

Traditional dress on the Moon Festival, mooncake pricing problems, and Zhang Gongyao’s initiative to junk the lunar calendar.

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