It depends. Chinese workers work much longer hours than Americans, but like us, they are not getting ahead of the game like they thought they would. They are barely keeping above water. Their retirement age is lower than ours, 60, as opposed to 65 or 67. More like the French. But many Americans find themselves "retired" earlier, as well. Chinese do have that official New Years paid vacation. The US is I think perhaps one of the the only countries in the world that does not have any laws requiring any kind of paid holiday for workers. We have better safety laws, but they are rarely enforced adequately.