Golden Week

E940371

public holiday period tourism peak season

Golden Week is a major extended public holiday period in China marked by nationwide travel, shopping, and celebrations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Golden Week canonical	1
Golden Week holiday	1
May Day Golden Week	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11675017 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Golden Week
Context triple: [National Day of the People’s Republic of China, associatedHolidayPeriod, Golden Week]

A. Golden Week
Golden Week is a cluster of national holidays in Japan that creates one of the country's longest and busiest vacation periods each year.
B. Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
C. Kanasubigi
Kanasubigi is an ancient Bulgar royal title, often interpreted as a form of "ruler from God" or "sovereign by the grace of God," used by early Bulgarian khans such as Omurtag.
D. Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
E. Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Golden Week
Target entity description: Golden Week is a major extended public holiday period in China marked by nationwide travel, shopping, and celebrations.

A. Golden Week
Golden Week is a cluster of national holidays in Japan that creates one of the country's longest and busiest vacation periods each year.
B. Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
C. Kanasubigi
Kanasubigi is an ancient Bulgar royal title, often interpreted as a form of "ruler from God" or "sovereign by the grace of God," used by early Bulgarian khans such as Omurtag.
D. Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
E. Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public holiday period ⓘ tourism peak season ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chinese Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Golden Week in China Golden Week holiday ⓘ linked to: Golden Week
associatedWith	Chinese New Year ⓘ linked to: Spring Festival International Workers’ Day ⓘ National Day of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
characteristic	crowded tourist attractions ⓘ extended public holiday ⓘ family reunions ⓘ high consumer spending ⓘ increased retail sales ⓘ nationwide travel surge ⓘ peak domestic tourism ⓘ traffic congestion ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
economicImpact	boosts hospitality industry ⓘ boosts retail sector ⓘ boosts transportation sector ⓘ causes short-term price increases in travel services ⓘ
hasPart	Lunar New Year Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Spring Festival May Day Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Golden Week National Day Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Golden Week in China Spring Festival Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Spring Festival
implementedBy	Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of China government
mainGoldenWeek	National Day Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Golden Week in China Spring Festival Golden Week ⓘ linked to: Golden Week in China
observedBy	many overseas Chinese returning to China ⓘ residents of mainland China ⓘ
purpose	encourage family visits ⓘ promote tourism ⓘ stimulate domestic consumption ⓘ
regulation	defined by national holiday schedule of China ⓘ
socialImpact	large-scale internal migration for holidays ⓘ overcrowding at major tourist sites ⓘ strain on transportation infrastructure ⓘ
startDatePattern	around 1 May (historically) ⓘ around 1 October ⓘ around Lunar New Year ⓘ
timeOfYear	early May (historically as full Golden Week) ⓘ early October ⓘ late January or February (varies by lunar calendar) ⓘ
travelPattern	one of the busiest travel periods in China each year ⓘ
typicalActivities	domestic travel ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ festive celebrations ⓘ international travel ⓘ shopping and sales promotions ⓘ
typicalDuration	about 7 days ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Day of the People’s Republic of China → associatedHolidayPeriod → Golden Week ⓘ

Golden Week (China) → alsoKnownAs → Golden Week holiday ⓘ

subject linked to: Golden Week

linked to: Golden Week

Golden Week (China) → hasPart → May Day Golden Week ⓘ