Chinese Public Holidays
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China has 16 legal holidays, including New Year¡®s Day, Spring Festival, May Day, National Day, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival when all Chinese people will be on vacation. The other nine are for special industries or specific people like Women¡®s Day, Arbor Day, Youth Day, International Nurse Day, Children¡®s Day, Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party (the Party¡®s Birthday) and Army Day of the Chinese People¡®s Liberation Army, Teacher¡®s Day, and Journalists¡® Day. Peak time for travel in China always occurs on National Day, which we Chinese call the ¡®Seven-day Golden Week¡®, sometimes the New Year¡®s Day and Spring Festival. Hotel rooms, train tickets or air tickets will definitely be in great demand then. So it is smart to avoid going to China during these peak festivals, because of the crowds and the difficulty of travel.
Holidays in China New Year¡®s Day January 1st One day
Spring Festival Subject to the lunation, normally in January or February three days (New Year¡®s Eve, 1st and 2nd day of the first lunar month)
May Day May 1st One day (May 1st)
National Day October 1st three days (October 1st, 2nd and 3rd )
Qingming Festival April 5th One day (April 5th)
Dragon Boat Festival The 5th day of the 5th lunar month One day (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
Mid-Autumn Festival The 15th day of the 8th lunar month One day (The 5th day of the 8th lunar month)
Women¡®s Day March 8th half day for women
Arbor Day March 12th No days off
Youth Day May 4th Half day for the youth above 14 years
International Nurse Day May 12th No days off
Children¡®s Day June 1st One day for children under 13 years
Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party July 1st No days off
Army Day of the Chinese People¡®s Liberation Army August 1st Half day for active army
Teacher¡®s Day September 10th No days off
Journalists¡® Day November 8th No days off
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