China Public Holidays 2016

Statutory holidays by date. The swapped working weekends the State Council sets each year are not included.

China Public Holidays 2016

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Friday	New Year's Day
Feb 8	Monday	Spring Festival
Feb 9	Tuesday	Spring Festival (day 2)
Feb 10	Wednesday	Spring Festival (day 3)
Apr 4	Monday	Qingming Festival
May 1	Sunday	Labour Day
Jun 9	Thursday	Dragon Boat Festival
Sep 15	Thursday	Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1	Saturday	National Day
Oct 2	Sunday	National Day (day 2)
Oct 3	Monday	National Day (day 3)

Observances in 2016

Common days that are not public holidays: schools and businesses stay open.

Date	Day	Holiday
Feb 22	Monday	Lantern Festival
Mar 8	Tuesday	International Women's Day
May 4	Wednesday	Youth Day
Jun 1	Wednesday	Children's Day
Aug 9	Tuesday	Qixi Festival
Sep 10	Saturday	Teachers' Day
Oct 9	Sunday	Double Ninth Festival

Printable 2016 calendar with holidays

Every holiday above is marked on the calendar and listed beside it. Type your own dates, then print or download a PDF.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are in China in 2016?

China has 11 public holidays in 2016 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Spring Festival (February 8), Spring Festival (day 2) (February 9), Spring Festival (day 3) (February 10), Qingming Festival (April 4), Labour Day (May 1), Dragon Boat Festival (June 9), Mid-Autumn Festival (September 15), National Day (October 1), National Day (day 2) (October 2) and National Day (day 3) (October 3).

Can I print a 2016 calendar with Chinese holidays?

Yes. The calendar on this page already shows Chinese holidays. Press Print or Download PDF, or switch to a month view to print one month at a time.

China Public Holidays 2016