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Holidays in mainland China Wikipedia

Holidays in mainland China:

The three main holidays in the People's Republic of China are the Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day on October 1. The government offers people a week-long holiday on all of these three holidays, but in reality, most people take at least a fortnight off on Spring Festival. The week-long holidays on May Day and National Day began in 2000, as a measure to increase and encourage holiday spending.

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year	元旦
May 1	Labor Day	劳动节
May 4	Youth Day	青年节	Commemorating the May Fourth Movement
July 1	Communist Party of China|CPC Founding Day	建党节	Formation of 1st National Congress on July 1, 1921
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 (Dragon Festival)	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

Last Modified:   2005-02-26