2016 National holidays in China
Public Holiday Calendar
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 / 2017 / 2018 public holidays. Hope it can help
you make a good plan of your China tour.
| 2016 / 2017 / 2018 Major Public Holiday Calendar | |||||
| Name | Date | Legal Holidays | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| New Year's Day | Jan. 1 | 1 day | Jan. 1 - 3 off | Dec. 31, 2016 - | Dec. 30, 2017 - |
| subject to | 3 days | Feb. 8 (Feb. 7 - 13 off) | Jan. 28 (Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 off) | Feb. 16 (Feb. 15 - 21 off) | |
| Apr. 4 or 5 | 1 day | Apr. 4 (Apr. 2 - 4 off) | Apr. 4 (Apr. 2 - 4 off) | Apr. 5 (Apr. 5 - 7 off) | |
| May Day | May 1 | 1 day | Apr. 30 - May 2 off | Apr. 29 - May 1 off | Apr. 29 - May 1 off |
| 5th of 5th | 1 day | Jun. 9 (Jun. 9 - 11 off) | May 30 (May 28 - 30 off) | Jun. 18 (Jun. 16 - 18 off) | |
| Aug. 15 of | 1 day | Sep. 15 (Sep. 15 - 17 off) | Oct. 4 (within the | Sep. 24 (Sep. 22 - 24 off) | |
| Oct. 1 | 3 days | Oct. 1 - 7 | Oct. 1 - 7 (be prolonged to Oct. 8) | 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.