China Public Holidays 2023

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

China Public Holidays 2023

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Sunday	New Year's Day
Jan 22	Sunday	Spring Festival
Jan 23	Monday	Spring Festival (day 2)
Jan 24	Tuesday	Spring Festival (day 3)
Apr 5	Wednesday	Qingming Festival
May 1	Monday	Labour Day
Jun 22	Thursday	Dragon Boat Festival
Sep 29	Friday	Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1	Sunday	National Day
Oct 2	Monday	National Day (day 2)
Oct 3	Tuesday	National Day (day 3)

Observances in 2023

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

Date	Day	Holiday
Feb 5	Sunday	Lantern Festival
Mar 8	Wednesday	International Women's Day
May 4	Thursday	Youth Day
Jun 1	Thursday	Children's Day
Aug 22	Tuesday	Qixi Festival
Sep 10	Sunday	Teachers' Day
Oct 23	Monday	Double Ninth Festival

Printable 2023 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 2023?

China has 11 public holidays in 2023 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Spring Festival (January 22), Spring Festival (day 2) (January 23), Spring Festival (day 3) (January 24), Qingming Festival (April 5), Labour Day (May 1), Dragon Boat Festival (June 22), Mid-Autumn Festival (September 29), National Day (October 1), National Day (day 2) (October 2) and National Day (day 3) (October 3).

Can I print a 2023 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 2023