Chinese public holiday schedule for 2012
The China State Council released the “Circular on Part of the Holiday Arrangement in 2012” on 5th December and announced the arrangement of national holidays in 2012.
China has 7 legal festivals in a year including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.
Below is the official public holiday schedule in 2012 announced by the State Council on the Chinese mainland.
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Official public holiday schedule for 2012 on Chinese mainland |
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Festival |
Date |
Legal Holidays |
Days off in 2012 |
Note |
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New Year's Day |
January 1 |
3 days |
Jan 1-3 |
Dec. 31 (Saturday) is an official working day |
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Spring Festival |
Subject to Chinese lunar calendar |
7 days |
Jan 22-28 |
Jan. 21 (Saturday) and Jan. 29 (Sunday) are official working days |
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Tomb Sweeping Day |
April 4 or 5 |
3 days |
April 2-4 |
Mar. 31 (Saturday) and April 1 (Sunday) are official working days |
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May 1 |
3 days |
April 29-May 1 |
April 28 (Saturday) is an official working day. |
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Dragon Boat Festival |
The 5th day of the |
3 days |
June 22-24 |
n/a |
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Mid-Autumn Day |
The 15th day of the 8th lunar month |
8 days |
Sep. 30-Oct. 7 |
Sep. 29 (Saturday) is an official working day. |
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National Day |
Oct. 1 |
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SOURCE: WOZ Info
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