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Millions Travel Across China as National Holiday Kicks Off
Channel News Asia ^ | Travellers thronged China's transport networks as an eight-day national holiday kicked off. (Photo:

Posted on 09/29/2023 7:00:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Chinese travellers thronged transport networks on Friday (Sep 29) as an eight-day national holiday kicked off, the first October break since the end of the strict zero-COVID policies that separated families and hammered the tourism industry.

Pre-booked international trips were 20 times higher than in the same period last year, and domestic trips over four times, according to data from Trip.com, China's largest online travel provider.

Last year, a slew of measures including mass coronavirus testing, health codes, quarantines between different provinces and restrictions on movement made travelling anywhere a daunting proposition.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: History; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: donatenow
I guess the holiday is called National Day Golden Week, and it's some kind of patriotic holiday.
1 posted on 09/29/2023 7:00:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

This is what kicked off COVID 2019.

Are they turning them loose infected with COVID 2023?


2 posted on 09/29/2023 7:03:08 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: nickcarraway

The Moon festival?


3 posted on 09/29/2023 7:07:02 PM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. https://youtu.be/VexKSRKoWQY)
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To: redshawk

I think the communist originated patriotic festival was grafted onto that.


4 posted on 09/29/2023 7:09:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It is a yearly holiday for probably 1000 years.


5 posted on 09/29/2023 7:28:42 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: nickcarraway

The only Chinese who are traveling are those with a high enough social credit score awarded for their compliance and total servitude to the party. Those with low social credit scores are home eating cold, leftover batsh*t soup.


6 posted on 09/30/2023 6:07:06 PM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Please remain seated until your civilization comes to a complete stop.)
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To: Towed_Jumper

But at least they have their dignity.


7 posted on 09/30/2023 6:11:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Agreed.


8 posted on 09/30/2023 6:21:07 PM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Please remain seated until your civilization comes to a complete stop.)
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