Public Holidays in China — 2025
China keeps a short official calendar in 2025: 6 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
1 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 5 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 4 before July and 2 after it — with January the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 123 days, from Saturday, May 31, 2025 to Wednesday, October 1, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
1 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
China sits in Eastern Asia, is run from Beijing, pays in Yuan Renminbi, and has about 1,439.3M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 6
- Days off work
- 5
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- January (2)
- Longest gap
- 123 days
- Capital
- Beijing
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | 元旦 |
| Wed, Jan 29 | Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | 春节 |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | 劳动节 |
| Sat, May 31 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival | 端午节 |
| Wed, Oct 1 | Wednesday | National Day | 国庆节 |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋节 |
How many public holidays does China have in 2025?
6 — of which 5 fall on a working day and 1 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in China in 2025?
元旦 on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is 中秋节 on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in China?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in China in 2025?
Between Saturday, May 31, 2025 and Wednesday, October 1, 2025 — 123 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 6 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.