{"id":874,"date":"2017-11-10T15:26:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/11\/10\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T10:09:30","slug":"chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Web Users Make Light Of Golden Week Travel Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>China&#8217;s &#8220;Golden Week&#8221; national holiday is under way, and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/social\/\" title=\"View all posts in social\" >social<\/a> media users are making light of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/travel\/\" title=\"View all posts in travel\" >travel<\/a> problems that are dogging the annual getaway.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>China&#8217;s &#8220;Golden Week&#8221; national holiday is underway, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\"> social media users<\/a> are making light of travel problems that are dogging the annual getaway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnoANTMw21F_p6qmlwyKnQXys2-n?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"hight3ch.com..jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#Photo_hight3chcom\" title=\"Photo: hight3ch.com\">Photo: hight3ch.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#Photo_The_Telegraph\" title=\"Photo: The Telegraph\">Photo: The Telegraph<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#Photo_ABC_News\" title=\"Photo: ABC News\">Photo: ABC News<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#Photo_Internet\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#Beijings_Tiananmen_Square_in_Golden_Week_Photos_Internet\" title=\"Beijing&#8217;s Tiananmen Square in Golden Week\u00a0 Photos: Internet\">Beijing&#8217;s Tiananmen Square in Golden Week\u00a0 Photos: Internet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#One_video_has_captions_of_users_complaining_about_queues_L_while_a_user_in_the_opposite_lane_R_says_%E2%80%9CHahaha%E2%80%9D_Photo_bbccom\" title=\"One video has captions of users complaining about queues (L) while a user in the opposite lane (R) says &#8220;Hahaha!&#8221;\u00a0 Photo: bbc.com\">One video has captions of users complaining about queues (L) while a user in the opposite lane (R) says &#8220;Hahaha!&#8221;\u00a0 Photo: bbc.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinese-web-users-make-light-of-golden-week-travel-woes\/#Photo_BBCcom\" title=\"Photo: BBC.com\">Photo: BBC.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_hight3chcom\"><\/span>Photo: hight3ch.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Social media are dominated by video and images of the congestion that is hampering travel to popular destinations such as Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Official <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in news\" >news<\/a>paper China Daily <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/estimate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimates<\/a> that some 650 million people will travel within China this week, with a further six million heading abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Week is one of only two extended periods in which Chinese people can take time off during the year, the other being Chinese New Year, which falls in January or February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvLvC_kZzkaRHLfBO2gqu-ignKOr?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"The Telegraph.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_The_Telegraph\"><\/span>Photo: The Telegraph<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_ABC_News\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvW0RGt922CZ2zGRgKNvFQvoL9w2?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"ABC News.jpg\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" title=\"\">Photo: ABC News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;People, people, people&#8230;&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related hashtags have been going viral on popular microblog Sina Weibo since people began embarking on journeys a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of users are posting using <strong>#ImOnTheLongRoadDuringTheLongBreak and #OnTheRoadDuringGoldenWeek<\/strong> to discuss the delays and congestion. Images of extreme congestion posted via Sina Weibo have been a big draw.<\/p>\n<p>And mainstream news portals including Sina News have warned travellers to take extra precautions, posting survival guides and warning of the dangers of dehydration and heatstroke.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjE46IrID1S1ALWwoiHGH9EnpDEy?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"_98110152_weibohashtag.png\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The official China News Service agency has shared a composite of pictures and videos, attracting more than 1,000 user comments. &#8220;People people people people people people,&#8221; says one caption. Beijing&#8217;s Tiananmen Square is shown thronged with selfie-stick users.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fni_Ycd9P2Mgl1i4_e4otjEY13bF?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Daily Mail.jpg\" width=\"962\" height=\"713\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beijings_Tiananmen_Square_in_Golden_Week_Photos_Internet\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fv8qPAjjigGE5C0kshrCkGcSI_8j?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1477889006382.png\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"\">Beijing&#8217;s Tiananmen Square in Golden Week\u00a0 Photos: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Hahaha!&#8217;&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regional newspaper Jiangnan Metropolis Daily shows birds-eye photos taken from inside a railway station in south-eastern Jiangxi, complete with a crying emoji. In some of the images it is almost impossible to see the station floor because of the crowding.<\/p>\n<p>Popular media have carried humorous videos showing how embattled travellers have put on a brave face. Some of the videos have had millions of views and thousands of comments.<\/p>\n<p>They include a video by news portal Cover News, showing gridlocked traffic heading towards the south-western city of Chengdu, and empty lanes exiting the city. Captions superimposed over images of the congested lane say things like &#8220;more queues!&#8221;, while captions over cars in the empty lane say &#8220;Hahaha!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FurnRiglc9H659n_LEU2tVZwZxup?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"QQ\u622a\u56fe20171011225113.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"355\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_video_has_captions_of_users_complaining_about_queues_L_while_a_user_in_the_opposite_lane_R_says_%E2%80%9CHahaha%E2%80%9D_Photo_bbccom\"><\/span>One video has captions of users complaining about queues (L) while a user in the opposite lane (R) says &#8220;Hahaha!&#8221;\u00a0 Photo: bbc.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Social media users point out that Chinese travellers abroad have also been affected by travel problems. A video posted on Guangzhou Daily received seven million views after it showed a plane full of Chinese travellers passing the time by waving flags and singing the national anthem.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_BBCcom\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpxoxMHsC93wG9dtHigJJXJDiZtk?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1212.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"349\" title=\"\">Photo: BBC.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s &#8220;Golden Week&#8221; national holiday is under way, and social media users are making light of travel problems that are dogging the annual getaway. 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