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Holidays in the People's Republic of China:
| Date |
English name |
Local name |
Remarks |
| January 1 |
New Year |
元旦 |
|
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
劳动节 |
|
| May 4 |
Youth Day |
青年节 |
Commemorating the May Fourth Movement |
| July 1 |
CPC Founding Day |
|
Formation of 1st National Congress on July 1, 1921 |
| July 11 |
Maritime Day |
|
The anniversary of Zheng He's first voyage |
| August 1 |
Army Day |
建军节 |
Nanchang Uprising (南昌起义) on August 1, 1927 |
| October 1 |
National Day |
国庆节 |
Founding of PRC on October 1, 1949 |
| 1st day of 1st lunar month |
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
春节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 1st lunar month |
Lantern Festival |
元宵节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
| 5th Solar Term. Early April |
Qing Ming Jie (Tomb Sweeping Day) |
清明节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
| 5th day of 5th lunar month |
Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwujie) |
端午节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
| 7th day of 7th lunar month |
Double Seven Festival |
七夕 |
The Chinese version of Valentine's Day, based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 7th lunar month |
Spirit Festival (Ghost Festival) |
中元节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
| 15th day of 8th lunar month |
Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) |
中秋节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
| 9th day of 9th lunar month |
Double Ninth Festival |
重阳节 |
Based on Chinese calendar |
[edit] Public holidays
The four public holidays are New Year's Day, Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Labour Day, and National Day. The New Year's Day holiday is one day long, while the other three are three days long; in addition, surrounding weekends are moved so that a three-day holiday is created for New Year's Day, and a seven-day holiday is created for each of the other three public holidays.
The week-long holidays on May Day and National Day began in 2000, as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending. The resulting seven-day holidays are called "Golden Weeks" (黄金周), and have become peak seasons for travelling and tourism.
For example, in 2006:
New Year's Day Holiday, 2006
| Dec |
Jan |
| 28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| W |
T |
F |
S |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
Weekend |
| becomes |
| Weekdays |
Holiday |
Moved Weekend |
Weekdays |
Weekend |
Chinese New Year Holiday, 2006
| Jan |
Feb |
| 27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| F |
S |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
S |
M |
| Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
| becomes |
| Weekdays |
Holiday |
Moved Weekend |
Moved Weekend |
Weekdays |
Labour Day Holiday, 2006
| Apr |
May |
| 29 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| S |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
S |
M |
T |
| Weekend |
Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
| becomes |
| Weekdays |
Holiday |
Moved Weekend |
Weekend |
"Weekdays" |
National Day Holiday, 2006
| Sept |
Oct |
| 29 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| F |
S |
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
S |
M |
| Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
Weekend |
Weekdays |
| becomes |
| Weekdays |
Holiday |
Moved Weekend |
Moved Weekend |
Weekdays |
[edit] See also
