Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

More than 20 percent of local elementary and middle school students are not excited about the upcoming National Day holiday, according to a survey of more than 300 students from six local elementary and middle schools, the Shanghai Morning Post reported today.
More than a third of the elementary Grade Five students surveyed were awaiting the holiday, while nearly a quarter of the Grade Three students (but only 23 percent of local junior middle school students) were eagerly longing for the vacation.
Students have different concerns about the holiday.
"Too much homework will spoil the holiday," said a graduating student from a local junior middle school, adding that teachers are likely to add more homework for the holiday.
A fear of loneliness was cited as the main reason for local elementary school students not looking forward to the holiday. A little more than 35 percent of elementary Grade Three students were worried about failing to find playmates during the holiday, saying that it is too lonely to stay at home alone.
Many students did not have happy experiences during the previous weeklong holidays. "I want to do the things I really want to do during the vacation," said Zhang, a student.
Most students arrange their holiday blindly, said a survey analyst.