After the revolution of public holiday at the end of 2007, there is, officially speaking, 11 days of Public Holidays from 2008 on, which are:
|
① |
New Year’s Day |
1 day on 1st Jan |
|
② |
Spring Festival |
3 days from New Year’s eve to 2nd Jan depending on the traditional Chinese calendar |
|
③ |
Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qing Ming Jie) |
1 day depending on the traditional Chinese calendar |
|
④ |
Labor Day |
1 day on 1st May |
|
⑤ |
Dragon Boat Festival
(Duan Wu Jie) |
1 day depending on the traditional Chinese calendar |
|
⑥ |
Mid-Autumn Day |
1 day depending on the traditional Chinese calendar |
|
⑦ |
National Day |
3 days from 1st Oct to 3rd Oct |
Officially speaking, there are altogether 11 days, however, when those holiday come, companies in China usually adjust working days and weekend rests so that the employee can enjoy a longer holidays. That’s why we can enjoy Spring Festival for 7 days long while, instead, we have to work on two Sundays.
The adjustment of working days and weekend rests are also regulated by Government. Companies can choose to follow the regulation, for example, the Public Holidays of 2009, the Government regulated as follow:
|
① |
New Year’s Day |
from 1 day on 1st to 3rd Jan 2009 and working on 4th Jan 2009(Sunday) |
|
② |
Spring Festival |
25th to 31st Jan while working on 24th Jan(Sat) and 1st Fed(Sun) |
|
③ |
Tomb-Sweeping Day |
4th to 6th Apr |
|
④ |
Labor Day |
from 1st to 3rd May |
|
⑤ |
Dragon Boat Festival |
28th to 30th May while working on 31st May(Sun) |
|
⑥ |
Mid-Autumn Day together with National Day |
from 1st to 8th Oct(8 days) while working on 27th Sep(Sun) and 10th Oct(Sat) |
|
⑦ |
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