Almost all work contracts in China include the official Chinese public holidays as paid vacations. Once again for the new year, here are the public holiday dates for the years 2020 and 2021 in China.
Holiday
2020 Date
2021 Date
New Year’s Day
January 1st
January 1- 3rd
Chinese New Year
January 25th Holiday: January 24th – 30th
February 11th-17th
Tomb Sweeping Festival
April 4th – 6th
April 3rd to 5th
May Day
May 1st – 5th
May 1st – 3rd
Dragon Boat Festival
June 25th – 27th
June 12th – 14th
Mid-Autumn Day
October 1st (falls within the Chinese National Day holiday below)
September 19th – 21st
National Day
October 1st – 7th Prolonged until Oct. 8
October 1st – 7th
Beautiful Suzhou, now connected to the Shanghai metro system
