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卫理公会大巴窑堂 Toa Payoh Chinese Methodist Church. 神州之家 YES CLUB Intermediate English Lesson 36 Oct 14 th , 2012. BBC Learning English www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish /. Holiday congestion in China. Holiday congestion in China - Summary. 9 October 2012
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卫理公会大巴窑堂Toa Payoh Chinese Methodist Church 神州之家 YES CLUB Intermediate English Lesson 36 Oct 14th, 2012
BBCLearning Englishwww.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Holiday congestion in China - Summary 9 October 2012 Millions of people in China are returning to work after a rare, eight-day public holiday, a traditional time for spending money and spending time away from home.
Holiday congestion in China - Summary The holiday has been particularly notable for the scenes of congestion on the roads and at major tourist sites.
Holiday congestion in China - Report They called it the “Great Queue of China“, and it went viralon the internet.
Holiday congestion in China - Report It was a photo showing a visitor on the Great Wall near Beijing last week, with the famous structure snaking to the horizon behind him completely hidden by a mass of other tourists.
HOW GOOD IS YOUR ENGLISH? Visitors queuing on the Great Wall of China
Holiday congestion in China - Report The vast imperial palace, the Forbidden City, at one point welcomed more than a hundred-and-eighty-thousand visitors in a single day.
Holiday congestion in China - Report In the desert at Dunhuang, at least two camels transporting tourists reportedly died from overwork.
Holiday congestion in China - Report And Chinese media said road traffic was up by thirteen per cent on last year, causing unprecedented jams.
Holiday congestion in China - Report Many people in China don't take their leave entitlement because regulations aren't properly enforced:
Holiday congestion in China - Report they save their travelling for the two big annual public holidays - the other is at Chinese New Year.
Holiday congestion in China - Report Then, it seems as if the whole country has shut down and everyone is on the road or on the train.
Holiday congestion in China - Report There've been renewed appeals for a third public holiday, in May, to be lengthened to spread the strain.
Holiday congestion in China - Report And a commentary by Xinhua news agency went further, calling for a proper system of paid leave.
Holiday congestion in China - Report It said that as Chinese people's living standards improved, public holidays were no longer enough to fulfill their needs.
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