China: public holidays 2026

New Year's Day is the first day of the Gregorian year. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

Lunar New Year's Eve precedes Spring Festival and is traditionally a time for family reunion and welcoming the lunar new year. The current rules include it in the statutory Spring Festival holiday from 2025 onward.

Spring Festival celebrates the lunar new year and the transition from the old year to the new. Family reunions and wishes for the coming year are central to the celebration.

Spring Festival celebrates the lunar new year and the transition from the old year to the new. Family reunions and wishes for the coming year are central to the celebration.

Spring Festival celebrates the lunar new year and the transition from the old year to the new. Family reunions and wishes for the coming year are central to the celebration.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

Qingming is both a solar term and a traditional festival centred on ancestor commemoration, tomb sweeping, and remembrance of those who have died.

Qingming Festival (observed) is a compensatory day off scheduled for the Qingming Festival holiday; the specific date follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

Labour Day honours workers and their contributions and promotes respect for labour and the value of work. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

Labour Day honours workers and their contributions and promotes respect for labour and the value of work. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

Labour Day (observed) is a compensatory day off scheduled for the Labour Day holiday; the specific date follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival whose longstanding customs include dragon boat racing and making zongzi.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional celebration of moon viewing, reunion and wishes for wholeness and good fortune.

National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

National Day (observed) is a compensatory day off scheduled for the National Day holiday; the specific date follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

New Year's Day is the first day of the Gregorian year. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

Lunar New Year's Eve precedes Spring Festival and is traditionally a time for family reunion and welcoming the lunar new year. The current rules include it in the statutory Spring Festival holiday from 2025 onward.

Spring Festival celebrates the lunar new year and the transition from the old year to the new. Family reunions and wishes for the coming year are central to the celebration.

Spring Festival celebrates the lunar new year and the transition from the old year to the new. Family reunions and wishes for the coming year are central to the celebration.

Spring Festival celebrates the lunar new year and the transition from the old year to the new. Family reunions and wishes for the coming year are central to the celebration.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

Qingming is both a solar term and a traditional festival centred on ancestor commemoration, tomb sweeping, and remembrance of those who have died.

Labour Day honours workers and their contributions and promotes respect for labour and the value of work. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

Labour Day honours workers and their contributions and promotes respect for labour and the value of work. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival whose longstanding customs include dragon boat racing and making zongzi.

Dragon Boat Festival (observed) is a compensatory day off scheduled for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday; the specific date follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current holiday rules list it as a nationwide public holiday.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional celebration of moon viewing, reunion and wishes for wholeness and good fortune.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.

This rest day is created by moving work to one or more weekend dates; the date shown in the name is the corresponding make-up workday. The exact arrangement follows the State Council General Office's annual holiday notice.