Some netizens are taking actions to make their dreams come true. "Brown sugar" and her five friends plan to spend the winter solstice in Tibet, like the doomsday survivors of Hollywood movie "2012."

"Why don't we just do it instead of sighing in regret that we had not lived life fully?" she asked

Several companies in the cities of Changsha, Wuhan, Chengdu and Nanjing are giving employers extra days off on December 20 and 21.

"Few people believe the world will end, but we can take advantage of it to spend time with our loved ones," said a Wuhan IT firm CEO surnamed Du, who considers the so-called doomsday a chance for revelry.

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