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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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The government likely intervened in the foreign-exchange market during the nation’s Golden Week holidays that spanned from late April to early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Asahiyama Zoo in the northern city of Asahikawa was supposed to welcome visitors on Wednesday in time for Japan's Golden Week holiday period, after completing a three-week maintenance break.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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

During Golden Week, H World’s hotels in third-tier cities, typically defined as provincial capitals, had higher occupancy rates than its rooms in more prime locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

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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