National Holidays
China has 7 major legal holidays: New Year's Day, Spring Festival, May Day, National Day, Qing Ming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival when all Chinese people will be on vacation. Peak time for travel in China always occurs on National Day, which Chinese call the 'Seven-day Golden Week', and the New Year's Day and Spring Festival also see the biggest traveling crowds. Hotel rooms, train tickets or air tickets will definitely be in great demand then. So it is smart to avoid going to China during these peak festivals.
[ Official Public Holidays in China ]
| Festival | Date | Number of off days |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1st | 1 day |
| Spring Festival | Subject to the lunation, normally in January or February | 3 days (New Year's Eve, 1st and 2nd day of the first lunar month) |
| May Day | May 1st | 1 day (May 1st) |
| National Day | October 1st | 3 days (October 1st, 2nd and 3rd ) |
| Qing Ming Festival | April 5th | 1 day (April 5th) |
| Dragon Boat Festival | The 5th day of the 5th lunar month | 1 day (5th day of the 5th lunar month |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | The 15th day of the 8th lunar month | 1 day (The 15th day of the 8th lunar month) |