China has a total of 39 holidays in 2017. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Sunday, January 1, 2017	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
New Year's Holiday	Monday, January 2, 2017	New Year's Holiday is a common local holiday in China
Special Working Day	Sunday, January 22, 2017	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Spring Festival Eve	Friday, January 27, 2017	Spring Festival Eve is a national holiday in China
Lunar New Year	Saturday, January 28, 2017	Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the largest celebratory events in China.
Spring Festival Golden Week holiday	Sunday, January 29, 2017	Spring Festival Golden Week holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, February 4, 2017	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Lantern Festival	Saturday, February 11, 2017	Lantern Festival is a observance in China
Zhonghe Festival	Monday, February 27, 2017	Zhonghe Festival is a observance in China
International Women's Day	Wednesday, March 8, 2017	International Women's Day is a half day holiday in China
Arbor Day	Sunday, March 12, 2017	Arbor Day is a observance in China
March Equinox	Monday, March 20, 2017	March Equinox in China (Beijing)
Special Working Day	Saturday, April 1, 2017	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Qing Ming Jie holiday	Sunday, April 2, 2017	Qing Ming Jie holiday is a national holiday in China
Qing Ming Jie	Tuesday, April 4, 2017	Qing Ming Jie is a national holiday in China
Labour Day Holiday	Saturday, April 29, 2017	Labour Day Holiday is a national holiday in China
Labour Day	Monday, May 1, 2017	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Youth Day	Thursday, May 4, 2017	Youth Day is a half day holiday in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, May 27, 2017	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Dragon Boat Festival holiday	Sunday, May 28, 2017	Dragon Boat Festival holiday is a national holiday in China
Dragon Boat Festival	Tuesday, May 30, 2017	The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Duanwu Festival in China. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
Children's Day	Thursday, June 1, 2017	Children's Day is a other observance in China
June Solstice	Wednesday, June 21, 2017	June Solstice in China (Beijing)
CPC Founding Day	Saturday, July 1, 2017	CPC Founding Day is a other observance in China
Maritime Day	Tuesday, July 11, 2017	Maritime Day is a other observance in China
Army Day	Tuesday, August 1, 2017	Army Day is a other observance in China
Chinese Valentine's Day	Monday, August 28, 2017	Chinese Valentine's Day is a observance in China
Spirit Festival	Tuesday, September 5, 2017	Spirit Festival is a observance in China
Teachers' Day	Sunday, September 10, 2017	Teachers' Day is a observance in China
September Equinox	Friday, September 22, 2017	September Equinox in China (Beijing)
Special Working Day	Saturday, September 30, 2017	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
National Day	Sunday, October 1, 2017	National Day is a national holiday in China
National Day Golden Week holiday	Monday, October 2, 2017	National Day Golden Week holiday is a national holiday in China
Mid-Autumn Festival	Wednesday, October 4, 2017	Mid-Autumn Festival is a national holiday in China
National Day Golden Week holiday	Thursday, October 5, 2017	National Day Golden Week holiday is a common local holiday in China
Double Ninth Festival	Saturday, October 28, 2017	Double Ninth Festival is a observance in China
Journalists' Day	Wednesday, November 8, 2017	Journalists' Day is a other observance in China
December Solstice	Thursday, December 21, 2017	December Solstice in China (Beijing)
Christmas Day	Monday, December 25, 2017	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.