China has seven legal holidays in a year, including New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and National Day. The
table below provides a detailed list of 2016 China public holidays. Hope it can help you make a good plan of your China tour.
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2016 China Public Holiday Calendar |
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Name |
Date |
Legal Holidays |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
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New Year's Day |
Jan. 1 |
1 day |
Jan. 1 - 3 off |
Dec. 31, 2016 - |
Dec. 30, 2017 - |
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Feb. 8 |
7 days |
Feb. 8 (Feb. 7 - 13 off) |
Jan. 28 (Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 off) |
Feb. 16 (Feb. 15 - 21 off) |
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Apr. 4 |
1 day |
Apr. 4 (Apr. 2 - 4 off) |
Apr. 4 (Apr. 2 - 4 off) |
Apr. 5 (Apr. 5 - 7 off) |
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May Day |
May 1 |
1 day |
Apr. 30 - May 2 off |
Apr. 29 - May 1 off |
Apr. 29 - May 1 off |
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5th of 5th |
1 day |
Jun. 9 (Jun. 9 - 11 off) |
May 30 (May 28 - 30 off) |
Jun. 18 (Jun. 16 - 18 off) |
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Aug. 15 of |
1 day |
Sep. 15 (Sep. 15 - 17 off) |
Oct. 4 (within the |
Sep. 24 (Sep. 22 - 24 off) |
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Oct. 1 |
3 days |
Oct. 1 - 7 |
Oct. 1 - 7 (be prolonged to Oct. 8) |
Oct. 1 - 7 |
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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.