And, Southwest China"s Guizhou Province and cities across Central China"s Hunan Province have also announced similar arrangements, with most breaks concentrated in mid-November.

　　"The autumn break fills the holiday vacuum between the National Day and the New Year"s Day, creating fresh momentum for extended travel," Bian Yongzu, executive deputy editor-in-chief of Modernization of Management magazine, told the Global Times on Sunday.

　　Bian noted that with students making up a sizable group and families traveling alongside them, the number of holidaymakers quickly adds up — bringing new energy to the tourism market.

　　"Spring is the season for sowing and autumn for harvesting, and these two breaks offer children rich hands-on opportunities. This has given rise to a niche tourism market featuring farm experiences, crop harvest and agricultural education. Closely tied to daily life and learning, such offerings have broad prospects for growth," Bian said.

　　Meanwhile, for families unable to travel far, three-to-five-day getaways within city clusters will become the norm, with theme parks, rural homestays and distinctive campsites all poised for rapid growth, Bian noted.

　　Yang Yiyong, a senior consultant at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research, told China Business Journal that, in one to two years, the spring and autumn breaks could add 0.4 to 0.6 percentage points to total retail sales of consumer goods, with that figure potentially rising to 1 to 1.66 percent over three to five years.

　　Early signs suggest the policy is off to a smooth start. Zhejiang, which became the first province to roll out spring and autumn breaks across all its cities in 2025, expanded after-school care program during the break, keeping school facilities open for students whose parents could not take time off.