Official Holidays

China pairs a modern civil (Gregorian) calendar with state-designated public holidays that echo centuries of agrarian and ritual time. Spring Festival, Qingming, Dragon Boat, and Mid-Autumn still carry tombside remembrance, seasonal foods, and family reunion; New Year's Day and Labour Day mark civic rhythms; National Day weaves autumn travel and civic commemoration together. Urban light shows, temple fairs, and regional dishes—from dumplings to rice dumplings and mooncakes—make the holiday year a lived culture, not only an HR schedule. The list below is both the legal skeleton and a doorway into how Chinese communities celebrate memory, nature, and belonging in the twenty-first century.