Sunday, September 30, 2007
Guo Qing Jie 国庆节
Chinese National Holiday.
Guo Qing Jie starts tomorrow, Monday October 1. We have 7 days off work, which is kind of like getting a week off, but we have to work this Saturday and Sunday to make up for Thursday and Friday, which are not really holiday. Its a weekend shift to make it a golden week. I like the arrangement, actually. :)
We are headed to Beijing tomorrow. We have been warned, its going to be crazy! I don't even know what DC is like on our Independence day... maybe this is a bad comparison. To me, the 4th of July means beach, hamburgers and fireworks. We are celebrating July 4, 1776. The national day in China is a little closer to home, October 1, 1949. Although it still means fireworks, perhaps there is a bit more national patriotism as well. We'll see tomorrow at Tianamen Square. Today we get off early, its like the day before Thanksgiving. Sam, Elaine and Elaine's friend Shannon are arriving tonight - I'm getting excited!
Guo Qing Jie starts tomorrow, Monday October 1. We have 7 days off work, which is kind of like getting a week off, but we have to work this Saturday and Sunday to make up for Thursday and Friday, which are not really holiday. Its a weekend shift to make it a golden week. I like the arrangement, actually. :)
We are headed to Beijing tomorrow. We have been warned, its going to be crazy! I don't even know what DC is like on our Independence day... maybe this is a bad comparison. To me, the 4th of July means beach, hamburgers and fireworks. We are celebrating July 4, 1776. The national day in China is a little closer to home, October 1, 1949. Although it still means fireworks, perhaps there is a bit more national patriotism as well. We'll see tomorrow at Tianamen Square. Today we get off early, its like the day before Thanksgiving. Sam, Elaine and Elaine's friend Shannon are arriving tonight - I'm getting excited!
# posted by Laurel @ 10:14 AM 
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