Official public holidays in China for 2024. Updated April 2026.
| Holiday | Date | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 2024-01-01 | 1 day(s) | Public holiday |
| Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | 2024-02-10 | 7 day(s) | Golden Week — longest holiday |
| Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) | 2024-04-04 | 1 day(s) | Traditional festival |
| Labour Day | 2024-05-01 | 5 day(s) | Golden Week — major travel period |
| Dragon Boat Festival | 2024-06-10 | 3 day(s) | Traditional festival |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | 2024-09-17 | 3 day(s) | Traditional festival — mooncakes |
| National Day Golden Week | 2024-10-01 | 7 day(s) | Golden Week — second largest travel period |
New Year's Day (元旦, Yuándàn) is a one-day national holiday marking the start of the Gregorian calendar year. Banks, government offices and many businesses close.
Chinese New Year (春节, Chūnjié) is China's most important festival, celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year. The Year of the Dragon begins on 10 February 2024. The official holiday is 7 days but many factories and businesses close for 2–4 weeks.
Qingming (清明节) is a traditional Chinese festival when people visit the graves of ancestors, clean tombstones, and make offerings. It falls on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
International Workers' Day (劳动节) is a major holiday in China. Since 2021 it has been extended to a 5-day holiday, making it one of the three Golden Weeks. Millions travel domestically.
Dragon Boat Festival (端午节, Duānwǔ Jié) commemorates the poet Qu Yuan and features dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings (zongzi). It falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节, Zhōngqiū Jié) is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month when the moon is at its fullest. Families gather, eat mooncakes and admire the full moon.
National Day (国庆节, Guóqìng Jié) on October 1 celebrates the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The week-long holiday is the second major Golden Week and sees hundreds of millions travel.
China has two major Golden Week holiday periods — Chinese New Year (January/February) and National Day (1–7 October). During these periods, hundreds of millions of people travel within China. Book accommodation and transport months in advance if you plan to travel during Golden Week.
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