China Public Holidays Calendar 2016
Check China Public Holidays for the calendar year 2016. Check holidays dates in 2016 for New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, National Day in China. There are currently seven official public holidays in China. Weekends are usually swapped with the weekdays next to the actual holiday to create a longer vacation period.
| 2016 China Public Holidays | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | January | 2 | Saturday | New Year’s Day |
| 3 | January | 3 | Sunday | New Year’s Day |
| 4 | February | 7 | Sunday | Spring Festival |
| 5 | February | 8 | Monday | Spring Festival |
| 6 | February | 9 | Tuesday | Spring Festival |
| 7 | February | 10 | Wednesday | Spring Festival |
| 8 | February | 11 | Thursday | Spring Festival |
| 9 | February | 12 | Friday | Spring Festival |
| 10 | February | 13 | Saturday | Spring Festival |
| 11 | March | 8 | Tuesday | International Women’s Day (Only Women (half day)) |
| 12 | April | 2 | Saturday | Qingming Festival |
| 13 | April | 3 | Sunday | Qingming Festival |
| 14 | April | 4 | Monday | Qingming Festival |
| 15 | April | 30 | Saturday | Labor Day |
| 16 | May | 1 | Sunday | Labor Day |
| 17 | May | 2 | Monday | Labor Day |
| 18 | May | 4 | Wednesday | Youth Day (Only Youth from the age of 14 to 28 (half-day)) |
| 19 | June | 1 | Wednesday | Children’s Day (Only Children below the age of 14 (1 day)) |
| 20 | June | 9 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 21 | June | 10 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 22 | June | 11 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 23 | August | 1 | Monday | Army Day (Only Military personnel in active service (half-day)) |
| 24 | September | 15 | Thursday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 25 | September | 16 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 26 | September | 17 | Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 27 | October | 1 | Saturday | National Day |
| 28 | October | 2 | Sunday | National Day |
| 29 | October | 3 | Monday | National Day |
| 30 | October | 4 | Tuesday | National Day |
| 31 | October | 5 | Wednesday | National Day |
| 32 | October | 6 | Thursday | National Day |
| 33 | October | 7 | Friday | National Day |