The Chinese “Fourth of July” happens every October 1st and its is one of the biggest holidays in the country, with huge celebrations in both the North and West areas of China.

Instead of going out to watch the traditional fireworks and the National Day Parade, Huang would rather post pictures on the WeChat and celebrate it at home.

“I am not one of those traditional Chinese people. I stay at home and play video games with my friends and family,”said Winton Huang ‘19. Huang is from the North part of the country, the capital Beijing, where the well known Great Wall lays.

On the other hand, Tiffany Tu ‘20  from the West had another way of designating the holiday. “Normally I do small trips in the country with my family and friends, but also since my birthday is two days after the celebration, I tend to see it as a bigger jubilee.”

According to the China Daily, some six million Chinese tourists will travel abroad for the upcoming National Day, with more destinations emerging as new favorites. Travel business operators and experts from the Shanghai-based Ctrip.com International, a Nasdaq-listed travel agency, predicted in a recent report that 650 million Chinese will travel in the eight-day Golden Week holiday from Oct 1 to 8, among whom about 6 million will choose to go abroad, setting a record.

“Chinese tourists no longer only select traditional hot journey places such as Thailand, the United States and Japan to spend their holidays. Countries such as Kenya, Morocco, New Zealand and Peru have all become a new attraction,” said director Jiang Yiyi of the International Tourism Research Institute with the China Tourism Academy.