China Public Holidays 2017

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

China Public Holidays 2017

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Sunday	New Year's Day
Jan 28	Saturday	Spring Festival
Jan 29	Sunday	Spring Festival (day 2)
Jan 30	Monday	Spring Festival (day 3)
Apr 4	Tuesday	Qingming Festival
May 1	Monday	Labour Day
May 30	Tuesday	Dragon Boat Festival
Oct 1	Sunday	National Day
Oct 2	Monday	National Day (day 2)
Oct 3	Tuesday	National Day (day 3)
Oct 4	Wednesday	Mid-Autumn Festival

Observances in 2017

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

Date	Day	Holiday
Feb 11	Saturday	Lantern Festival
Mar 8	Wednesday	International Women's Day
May 4	Thursday	Youth Day
Jun 1	Thursday	Children's Day
Aug 28	Monday	Qixi Festival
Sep 10	Sunday	Teachers' Day
Oct 28	Saturday	Double Ninth Festival

Printable 2017 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 2017?

China has 11 public holidays in 2017 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Spring Festival (January 28), Spring Festival (day 2) (January 29), Spring Festival (day 3) (January 30), Qingming Festival (April 4), Labour Day (May 1), Dragon Boat Festival (May 30), National Day (October 1), National Day (day 2) (October 2), National Day (day 3) (October 3) and Mid-Autumn Festival (October 4).

Can I print a 2017 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 2017