October 09, 2016, 06:06 PM 
While you were slogging away at work this week, people in China were on a week-long holiday.
"Golden Week", as it is famously known, is made up of two public holidays, namely the Chinese National Day (3 days) and Mid-Autumn Festival (1 day).
And just like what Singaporeans do when we have a long weekend (will we ever have a week-long public holiday?), most Chinese use the week off to travel.
Many of them travel within the county because, well, it's huge.
But their population is huge as well.
This is what happens when the biggest population in the world goes on the move.
Tourist attractions:
Broken Bridge, West Lake, Hangzhou. Source: CRI 视觉中国
Great Wall of China, Beijing. Source: ln.qq.com 腾讯大辽网
Xitang Ancient Water Village, Jiashan, Zhejiang. Source: ln.qq.com 腾讯大辽网
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Bridge, Zhangjiajie, Hunan. Source: ln.qq.com 腾讯大辽网
Forbidden City, Beijing. Source: ln.qq.com 腾讯大辽网
In train stations:
A ticket counter at the train station in Lianyungang, Jiangsu. Source: Xinhua 新华
At a ticket gantry in a train station in Shenshu, Jiangsu. Source: Xinhua 新华
Nanjing Train Station. Source: Xinhua 新华
And if you ever thought the traffic at the causeway is absolute hell, you haven't seen a traffic jam in China:
The larger the population, the longer the public holidays should be -- otherwise, they'll never be able to travel around the country or go home.
During Golden Week every year, retail sales peak as consumption during the holiday increases sharply -- with people travelling, eating and shopping.
This year, the sales from retail and catering sectors grew about 10.7%, earning about 1.2 trillion yuan from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 alone.
Guess the crowds are an indication that the economy is booming.
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