Following the reform of China's holiday schedule that scrapped the May Day holiday, most Chinese oppose ruling out the National Day holiday to further ease the pressure of overcrowding.

"It is favorable to continue the holiday reform, and I recommend to scrap the National Day holiday at the right time," Cai Jiming, a Tsinghua University professor and the principal of the holiday reform planning group, said earlier in an interview with Xinhuanet.com.

Cai, the first to submit the holiday reform plan to the country's top political advisory body, said the plan to scrap the May Day holiday had mostly been adopted except the part recommending to do away with the National Day holiday falling on Oct. 1.

According to the proposal, the three-day National Day break should be shortened to one day to further ease the pressure on traffic and the environment as people rushed home or increasingly, traveled to other places.

However, a survey at web portal Sina.com found that as of Monday only 15 percent of more than 100,000 polled agreed with the proposal.

About 82 percent opposed. If put into effect, this would rule out any chance for them to return home for family reunion. In China, many people travel far from their hometown for better employment opportunities, and it often takes them days to shuttle between their working place and home.

The travel industry also objected to the proposal.