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Golden Week

American  
[gohld-uhn week] / ˈgoʊld ən ˈwik /

noun

  1. in Japan and China, a period of about a week that includes multiple public holidays occurring in close succession.


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Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has said the government is ready to take action in the currency market at any time, even during the Golden Week holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Huo also attributed part of the slowdown to China's "Golden Week" National Day holiday this month, a period that usually sees slower factory activity.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

They note a rapid correction of freight rates ahead of the Chinese Golden Week holiday that starts Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

As China prepared to celebrate its Golden Week holiday and mark the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic, the ruling Communist Party rolled out a raft of measures aimed at boosting its ailing economy.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

Among the letters which his guardian, Mr. Gray, kindly placed at my disposal, I find the following bearing on "The Golden Week."

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason

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