China has a total of 40 holidays in 2020. 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	Wednesday, January 1, 2020	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Special Working Day	Sunday, January 19, 2020	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Spring Festival Eve	Friday, January 24, 2020	Spring Festival Eve is a national holiday in China
Lunar New Year	Saturday, January 25, 2020	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 26, 2020	Spring Festival Golden Week holiday is a national holiday in China
Spring Festival Golden Week Extended Holiday	Friday, January 31, 2020	Spring Festival Golden Week Extended Holiday is a national holiday in China
Lantern Festival	Saturday, February 8, 2020	Lantern Festival is a observance in China
Zhonghe Festival	Monday, February 24, 2020	Zhonghe Festival is a observance in China
International Women's Day	Sunday, March 8, 2020	International Women's Day is a half day holiday in China
Arbor Day	Thursday, March 12, 2020	Arbor Day is a observance in China
March Equinox	Friday, March 20, 2020	March Equinox in China (Beijing)
Qing Ming Jie	Saturday, April 4, 2020	Qing Ming Jie is a national holiday in China
Qing Ming Jie holiday	Sunday, April 5, 2020	Qing Ming Jie holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Sunday, April 26, 2020	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Labour Day	Friday, May 1, 2020	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Labour Day Holiday	Saturday, May 2, 2020	Labour Day Holiday is a national holiday in China
Youth Day	Monday, May 4, 2020	Youth Day is a half day holiday in China
Labour Day Holiday	Tuesday, May 5, 2020	Labour Day Holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, May 9, 2020	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Children's Day	Monday, June 1, 2020	Children's Day is a other observance in China
June Solstice	Saturday, June 20, 2020	June Solstice in China (Beijing)
Dragon Boat Festival	Thursday, June 25, 2020	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.
Dragon Boat Festival holiday	Friday, June 26, 2020	Dragon Boat Festival holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Sunday, June 28, 2020	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
CPC Founding Day	Wednesday, July 1, 2020	CPC Founding Day is a other observance in China
Maritime Day	Saturday, July 11, 2020	Maritime Day is a other observance in China
Army Day	Saturday, August 1, 2020	Army Day is a other observance in China
Chinese Valentine's Day	Tuesday, August 25, 2020	Chinese Valentine's Day is a observance in China
Spirit Festival	Wednesday, September 2, 2020	Spirit Festival is a observance in China
Teachers' Day	Thursday, September 10, 2020	Teachers' Day is a observance in China
September Equinox	Tuesday, September 22, 2020	September Equinox in China (Beijing)
Special Working Day	Sunday, September 27, 2020	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
National Day	Thursday, October 1, 2020	National Day is a national holiday in China
Mid-Autumn Festival	Thursday, October 1, 2020	Mid-Autumn Festival is a national holiday in China
National Day Golden Week holiday	Friday, October 2, 2020	National Day Golden Week holiday is a national holiday in China
Special Working Day	Saturday, October 10, 2020	Special Working Day is a working day on weekend in China
Double Ninth Festival	Sunday, October 25, 2020	Double Ninth Festival is a observance in China
Journalists' Day	Sunday, November 8, 2020	Journalists' Day is a other observance in China
December Solstice	Monday, December 21, 2020	December Solstice in China (Beijing)
Christmas Day	Friday, December 25, 2020	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.