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Public Holidays in China

Chinese people legally enjoy over 115 days off including 104 days of weekends and 11 days of festivals. Employees have 5 to 15 days of paid annual leave. Students and teachers have summer and winter vacations for about three months. The summer vacation in China generally  starts around July 1st and ends around August 31st, and the winter vacation usually falls on January or February according to the date of the Spring Festival.

Public Holiday Calendar
China has seven legal holidays in a year, including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and National Day. The table below provides detailed information of 2013 / 2014 / 2015 public holidays. Hope it can help you make a good plan of your China tour.

2013 / 2014 / 2015 Major Public Holiday Calendar

Name

Date

Legal Holidays

2013

2014

2015

New Year's Day

Jan. 1

1 day

Jan. 1 - 3

Jan. 1 - 3

Jan. 1 - 3

Spring Festival

subject to 
lunation

3 days

Feb. 10
(Feb. 9 - 15 off)

Jan. 31
(Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 off)

Feb. 19
(Feb. 18 - 24 off)

Qingming

Apr. 4 or 5

1 day

Apr. 4
(Apr. 4 - 6 off)

Apr. 5
(Apr. 4 - 6 off)

Apr. 5
(Apr. 4 - 6 off)

May Day

May 1

1 day

Apr. 29 - May 1

May 1 - 3

May 1 - 3

Dragon Boat

5th of 5th
lunar month

1 day

Jun. 12
(Jun. 10 - 12 off)

Jun. 2
(May 31 - Jun. 2 off)

Jun. 20
(Jun. 20 - 22 off)

Mid-Autumn Day

Aug. 15 of
lunar calendar

1 day

Sep. 19
(Sep. 19 - 21. off)

Sep. 8
(Sep. 6 - 8 off)

Sep. 27
(Sep.26 - 28. off)

National Day

Oct. 1

3 days
(Oct. 1 - 3)

Oct. 1  - 7

Oct. 1  - 7

Oct. 1  - 7

At the above seven festivals, Chinese people can enjoy days off. Besides, they celebrate four other festivals on which some people have a half day off - Women's Day, Youth Day, Children's Day and Army Day. Many other galas and anniversaries are celebrated even without days off, such as Arbor Day and Teachers' Day.

 

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