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 |
3 days |
Feb. 10 |
Jan. 31 |
Feb. 19 |
|
Qingming |
Apr. 4 or 5 |
1 day |
Apr. 4 |
Apr. 5 |
Apr. 5 |
|
May Day |
May 1 |
1 day |
Apr. 29 - May 1 |
May 1 - 3 |
May 1 - 3 |
|
Dragon Boat |
5th of 5th |
1 day |
Jun. 12 |
Jun. 2 |
Jun. 20 |
|
Mid-Autumn Day |
Aug. 15 of |
1 day |
Sep. 19 |
Sep. 8 |
Sep. 27 |
|
National Day |
Oct. 1 |
3 days |
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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