The Lunar New Year holiday is customarily a time for family reunions and celebrations, though now as some-more and some-more Chinese transport overseas, a China National Tourism Administration described it as a “global Golden Week.”
Since a year 2000, China extended the 3 vital open holidays — Spring Festival, May Day and National Day — from 3 days to 7 days. They shortly became famous as “golden weeks,” when people can transport and accumulate with families, boosting transport and liberality sectors’ revenue.
Article source: http://www.suchtv.pk/entertainment/item/48894-china-s-lunar-new-year-holiday-to-become-global-golden-week.html