2012 Holidays in China

Chinese people legally enjoy over 115 days off including 104 days of weekends and 11 days of festivals. Employees have 5 to 15 days of paid annual leave. Students and teachers have summer and winter vacations for about three months. The summer vacation in China generally starts around July 1st and ends around August 31st, and the winter vacation usually falls on January or Februry according to the date of the Spring Festival.

Public Holiday Calendar
China has 7 legal holidays in a year, including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. At the festivals, all Chinese people will be on vacation. The table below provides detailed information of 2012 / 2013 public holidays. Hope it can help you make a good plan of your China tour.

2012 / 2013 Major Public Holiday Calendar
Festival	Date	Legal Holidays	Holidays of 2012	Holidays of 2013
New Year's Day	Jan. 1	1 day	Jan. 1 - 3	Jan. 1- 3
Spring Festival	subject to the lunation	3 days	Jan. 23. The holiday is Jan. 22 - 28	Feb. 10. The holiday is Feb. 9 - 15.
Qingming Festival	Apr. 4 or 5	1 day	Apr. 4. The holiday is Apr. 2 - 4.	Apr. 4. The holiday is Apr. 4 - 6.
May Day	May 1	1 day	Apr. 29 - May 1	May 1 - 3
Dragon Boat Festival	the 5th day of the 5th lunar month	1 day	Jun. 23. The holiday is Jun. 22 - 24.	Jun. 13. The holiday is Jun. 13 - 15.
Mid-Autumn Day	Aug. 15 according to the lunar calendar	1 day	Sep. 30. The holiday is Sep. 30.	Sep. 19. The holiday is Sep. 19 - 21.
National Day	Oct. 1	3 days (Oct. 1 - 3)	Oct. 1 - 7	Oct. 1 - 7

Besides the 7 legal festivals on which all people can enjoy days off, Chinese people celebrate four other festivals on which some people have a half day off - Women's Day, Youth Day, Children's Day and Army Day. Many other festivals and anniversaries are celebrated even without days off, such as Arbor Day and Teachers' Day.

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