# Public holidays in China 2025

China has 18 public holidays in 2025. 17 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

Note: China moves weekend days to build longer breaks around the Spring Festival and National Day. The Saturdays and Sundays that become official working days are listed on the page and counted as working days; the arrangement for each year is announced by the State Council in November or December of the previous year.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/china/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn/2025.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn/2025.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn/2025.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cn.json

## Summary 2025

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 18 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 1 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 18 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 1 |
| Weekend days | 99 |
| Working days | 248 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2025

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 2025-01-28 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 2025-01-29 | Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 2025-01-30 | Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 2025-01-31 | Friday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 2025-02-03 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 01/26/2025) |
| 2025-02-04 | Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 02/08/2025) |
| 2025-04-04 | Friday | Tomb-Sweeping Day |
| 2025-05-01 | Thursday | Labor Day |
| 2025-05-02 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2025-05-05 | Monday | Day off (substituted from 04/27/2025) |
| 2025-05-31 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 2025-06-02 | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival (observed) |
| 2025-10-01 | Wednesday | National Day |
| 2025-10-02 | Thursday | National Day |
| 2025-10-03 | Friday | National Day |
| 2025-10-06 | Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 2025-10-07 | Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 09/28/2025) |
| 2025-10-08 | Wednesday | Day off (substituted from 10/11/2025) |

Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.

Weekend days that are official working days in 2025: Sun 26 January 2025, Sat 8 February 2025, Sun 27 April 2025, Sun 28 September 2025, Sat 11 October 2025. They are counted as working days.

## Working days per month in 2025

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2025 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 99 | 18 | 248 |

## Long weekends in 2025

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 8 days, Tue 28 January to Tue 4 February 2025: Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (substituted from 01/26/2025), Day off (substituted from 02/08/2025)
- 3 days, Fri 4 to Sun 6 April 2025: Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 5 days, Thu 1 to Mon 5 May 2025: Labor Day, Day off (substituted from 04/27/2025)
- 3 days, Sat 31 May to Mon 2 June 2025: Dragon Boat Festival
- 8 days, Wed 1 to Wed 8 October 2025: National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Day off (substituted from 09/28/2025), Day off (substituted from 10/11/2025)

## Bridge days in 2025

No single day of leave creates a break of four days or more in 2025.

## Questions about 2025 in China

**How many working days are there in China in 2025?** 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 99 of them weekend days and 18 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does China have in 2025?** 18 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in China?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [China 2024](https://openworkdays.com/china/2024.md)
- [China 2025](https://openworkdays.com/china/2025.md)
- [China 2026](https://openworkdays.com/china/2026.md)
- [China 2027](https://openworkdays.com/china/2027.md)
- [China 2028](https://openworkdays.com/china/2028.md)
- [China 2029](https://openworkdays.com/china/2029.md)
- [China 2030](https://openworkdays.com/china/2030.md)

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