China Public Holiday Calendar

Overview of China's Public Holidays

• Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
  China celebrates the New Year according to the traditional lunar calendar (agricultural calendar). Beyond the statutory holidays, the government adjusts weekend working days to create an extended holiday period of around eight consecutive days.
• Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)
  Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar, marking the arrival of spring. It typically features a three-day public holiday.
• Labor Day / May Day
  This holiday typically features a five-day extended break.
• Dragon Boat Festival
  Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, this holiday usually results in a three-day break.
• National Day
  Commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China and traditionally features a seven-day holiday period known as "Golden Week."
• Mid-Autumn Festival
  Observed on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, this holiday typically includes a three-day break.

National Flag and National Anthem of China

National Flag

The national flag of China is officially known as the "Five-star Red Flag." The large star represents the Chinese Communist Party, while the four smaller stars symbolize the four social classes: the working class, the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie, and the national bourgeoisie.

National Anthem