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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

But this year, retailers launched their sales campaigns in October, coinciding with the end of China's Golden Week holiday.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2025

Citi Research analysts noted Thursday that passenger data for the first two days of Golden Week, a national holiday encouraging domestic travel in China, were weaker than expected.

From Barron's Oct. 3, 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

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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