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. 5 weekend days are official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
18public holidays
18weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2025
99weekend days
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.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Friday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 01/26/2025) | |
| Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 02/08/2025) | |
| Friday | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 04/27/2025) | |
| Saturday weekend | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Monday | Dragon Boat Festival observed | |
| Wednesday | National Day | |
| Thursday | National Day | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Tuesday | Day off (substituted from 09/28/2025) | |
| 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 in the table below and in the calculator.
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. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| 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 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan19 wd
Feb19 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr22 wd
May19 wd
Jun20 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep23 wd
Oct18 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec23 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 8 daysTue 28 January to Tue 4 February 2025Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Day off (substituted from 01/26/2025), Day off (substituted from 02/08/2025)
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 April 2025Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 5 daysThu 1 to Mon 5 May 2025Labor Day, Day off (substituted from 04/27/2025)
- 3 daysSat 31 May to Mon 2 June 2025Dragon Boat Festival
- 8 daysWed 1 to Wed 8 October 2025National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Day off (substituted from 09/28/2025), Day off (substituted from 10/11/2025)
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.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Dragon Boat Festival (31 May 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in China?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in China 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
China has 18 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/china/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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