Holiday Guide for China in 2016

China information

List of National Holidays in China in 2016

	Friday January 1st  Long Weekend!  New Year's Day China: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Sunday February 7th New Year China: Day before 1st day of 1st lunar month
	Monday February 8th  Long Weekend!  New Year China: The Chinese New Year is very similar to the Western one, swathed in traditions and rituals
	Tuesday February 9th New Year China: 2nd day of 1st lunar month
	Wednesday February 10th New Year China: 3rd day of 1st lunar month
	Thursday February 11th New Year China: 4th day of 1st lunar month
	Friday February 12th  Long Weekend!  New Year China: 5th day of 1st lunar month
	Saturday February 13th New Year China: 6th day of 1st lunar month
	Monday April 4th  Long Weekend!  Ching Ming Festival China: Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
	Sunday May 1st Labour Day China: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 2nd  Long Weekend!  Labour Day China: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday June 9th Dragon Boat Festival China: The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon for millennia
	Friday June 10th  Long Weekend!  Dragon Boat Festival China: Celebrations continue for the Dragon Boat Festival. Compensated by Sunday 12 June 2016
	Saturday June 11th Dragon Boat Festival China: The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon for millennia
	Thursday September 15th Mid-Autumn Festival China: The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
	Friday September 16th  Long Weekend!  Mid-Autumn Festival China: The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
	Saturday October 1st National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Sunday October 2nd National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Monday October 3rd  Long Weekend!  National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Tuesday October 4th National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Wednesday October 5th National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Thursday October 6th National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Friday October 7th  Long Weekend!  National Day China: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st

Notes

• The full list of Chinese holidays for the next year is not usually issued by the government until mid December of the current year.
• The National Annual Leave and Memorial Days regulation, enacted in 1949, stipulates the specific days and lengths of national holidays. It has been amended many times.