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==Description== | |||
==Description | |||
Since 1st May 1995, Chinese government started double-holiday weekends. Then in 1999, Chinese government started 7-day holiday for Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival. People now enjoy more holidays than they did a few years ago. So they got a lot of leisure time to do some entertainment and relaxation. Internet provides them a good platform. With the wide band Internet people can watch movie online, play online games or chat with friends far away form them. | Since 1st May 1995, Chinese government started double-holiday weekends. Then in 1999, Chinese government started 7-day holiday for Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival. People now enjoy more holidays than they did a few years ago. So they got a lot of leisure time to do some entertainment and relaxation. Internet provides them a good platform. With the wide band Internet people can watch movie online, play online games or chat with friends far away form them. | ||
==Enablers | ==Enablers== | ||
* Abundant holidays<br> | * Abundant holidays<br> | ||
* Wide band Internet access<br> | * Wide band Internet access<br> | ||
* Variety of online entertainment<br> | * Variety of online entertainment<br> | ||
==Inhibitors | ==Inhibitors== | ||
* Some people haven’t realized the benefits from Internet | * Some people haven’t realized the benefits from Internet | ||
* Some people are quite busy with other business on holidays | * Some people are quite busy with other business on holidays | ||
==Paradigms | ==Paradigms== | ||
* More and more people choose to spend their holidays on playing online games | * More and more people choose to spend their holidays on playing online games | ||
* Many people do shopping online instead of going to shopping mall | * Many people do shopping online instead of going to shopping mall | ||
==Experts | ==Experts== | ||
==Timing | ==Timing== | ||
On 1st May 1995, Chinese government started double holiday weekends <br> | On 1st May 1995, Chinese government started double holiday weekends <br> | ||
In 1999, Chinese government started 7-day holiday on Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival <br> | In 1999, Chinese government started 7-day holiday on Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival <br> | ||
==Web Resources | ==Web Resources== | ||
==Revision History== | ==Revision History== | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 15 September 2009
Description
Since 1st May 1995, Chinese government started double-holiday weekends. Then in 1999, Chinese government started 7-day holiday for Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival. People now enjoy more holidays than they did a few years ago. So they got a lot of leisure time to do some entertainment and relaxation. Internet provides them a good platform. With the wide band Internet people can watch movie online, play online games or chat with friends far away form them.
Enablers
- Abundant holidays
- Wide band Internet access
- Variety of online entertainment
Inhibitors
- Some people haven’t realized the benefits from Internet
- Some people are quite busy with other business on holidays
Paradigms
- More and more people choose to spend their holidays on playing online games
- Many people do shopping online instead of going to shopping mall
Experts
Timing
On 1st May 1995, Chinese government started double holiday weekends
In 1999, Chinese government started 7-day holiday on Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival
Web Resources
Revision History
| March | 2005 | Created by ChongGao |
| September | 2005 | Updated by Gerrit Ledderhof |