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Holidays in China 2025

China observes 28 public holidays in 2025. 18 fall on a weekday and 10 land on a weekend, leaving 243 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2025 public holidays calendar

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's Day
Jan 28TuesdaySpring Festival (day 1)
Jan 29WednesdaySpring Festival (day 2)
Jan 30ThursdaySpring Festival (day 3)
Jan 31FridaySpring Festival (day 4)
Feb 1Saturday (weekend)Spring Festival (day 5)
Feb 2Sunday (weekend)Spring Festival (day 6)
Feb 3MondaySpring Festival (day 7)
Feb 4TuesdaySpring Festival (day 8)
Apr 4FridayQingming Festival (day 1)
Apr 5Saturday (weekend)Qingming Festival (day 2)
Apr 6Sunday (weekend)Qingming Festival (day 3)
May 1ThursdayLabour Day (day 1)
May 2FridayLabour Day (day 2)
May 3Saturday (weekend)Labour Day (day 3)
May 4Sunday (weekend)Labour Day (day 4)
May 5MondayLabour Day (day 5)
May 31Saturday (weekend)Dragon Boat Festival (day 1)
Jun 1Sunday (weekend)Dragon Boat Festival (day 2)
Jun 2MondayDragon Boat Festival (day 3)
Oct 1WednesdayNational Day (day 1)
Oct 2ThursdayNational Day (day 2)
Oct 3FridayNational Day (day 3)
Oct 4Saturday (weekend)National Day (day 4)
Oct 5Sunday (weekend)National Day (day 5)
Oct 6MondayMid-Autumn Festival
Oct 7TuesdayNational Day (day 7)
Oct 8WednesdayNational Day (day 8)

2025 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

18

Working days

243

The 10 weekend-falling public holidays in 2025 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 18 weekday-falling entries. China's State Council gazettes public holidays annually. The major closures cluster as multi-day Golden Weeks: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and National Day (October 1-7) each run 7-8 days. Adjacent weekend make-up workdays are gazetted to balance the calendar.

Holidays not included

Hong Kong (SAR) and Macau (SAR) operate under their own Basic Laws with separate public holiday calendars. Taiwan has its own statutory holidays. This calculator's mainland China set excludes those jurisdictions. Make-up working Saturdays surrounding Golden Weeks are gazetted by the State Council each year but are NOT added as separate working days in this dataset — the conservative count is the listed closure dates without restoring the make-up Saturdays.

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China Holidays 2025 - FAQ

How many public holidays does China have in 2025?
China observes 28 public holidays in 2025. Of those, 18 fall on a weekday and 10 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.
How many working days does China have in 2025?
China has 243 working days in 2025 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 18 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.
Which 2025 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?
18 of China's 28 public holidays in 2025 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1); Spring Festival (day 1) (Tuesday, January 28); Spring Festival (day 2) (Wednesday, January 29); Spring Festival (day 3) (Thursday, January 30); Spring Festival (day 4) (Friday, January 31); Spring Festival (day 7) (Monday, February 3); Spring Festival (day 8) (Tuesday, February 4); Qingming Festival (day 1) (Friday, April 4); Labour Day (day 1) (Thursday, May 1); Labour Day (day 2) (Friday, May 2); Labour Day (day 5) (Monday, May 5); Dragon Boat Festival (day 3) (Monday, June 2); National Day (day 1) (Wednesday, October 1); National Day (day 2) (Thursday, October 2); National Day (day 3) (Friday, October 3); Mid-Autumn Festival (Monday, October 6); National Day (day 7) (Tuesday, October 7); National Day (day 8) (Wednesday, October 8).
Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?
10 public holidays in 2025 fall on a weekend: Spring Festival (day 5) on Saturday, February 1; Spring Festival (day 6) on Sunday, February 2; Qingming Festival (day 2) on Saturday, April 5; Qingming Festival (day 3) on Sunday, April 6; Labour Day (day 3) on Saturday, May 3; Labour Day (day 4) on Sunday, May 4; Dragon Boat Festival (day 1) on Saturday, May 31; Dragon Boat Festival (day 2) on Sunday, June 1; National Day (day 4) on Saturday, October 4; National Day (day 5) on Sunday, October 5. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.