Question: What are the official holidays in China?

Answer: The official holidays in China are as follows:

New Year's Day falls on Jan.1, and people can have one day off.

Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year's Day, falls on the eve of the Lunar New Year, and people can have three days off. The stretch of holidays is longer if weekends before and after are included.

Tomb-Sweeping Day falls on April 5 or 6, and people can have one day off. The stretch of holidays is longer if weekends before and after are included.

Labor Day falls on May 1, and people can have one day off. The stretch of holidays is longer if weekends before and after are included.

Dragon Boat Festival is the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, and people can have one day off. The stretch of holidays is longer if weekends before and after are included.

National Day falls on Oct 1, and people can have three days off. The stretch of holidays is longer if weekends before and after are included.

Middle-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, and people can have one day off. The stretch of holidays is longer if weekends before and after are included.

International Working Women's Day falls on March 8, and women can have half a day off.

Youth Day is May 4, people from 14 to 28 years old can have half a day off.

International Children's Day falls on June 1, and teenagers under 13 can have one day off.

Army Day falls on August 1, and servicemen can have half a day off.

(China.org.cn June 2, 2009)