Public holidays in China 2028
China has 12 public holidays in 2028. 9 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 3 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | New Year's Day observed | |
| Tuesday | Chinese New Year's Eve | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Thursday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Friday | Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) | |
| Tuesday | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Tuesday | Labor Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Monday | Dragon Boat Festival observed | |
| Sunday weekend | National Day | |
| Monday | National Day | |
| Tuesday | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Tuesday | National Day | |
| Wednesday | National Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 12 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 January 2028New Year's Day
- 6 daysTue 25 to Sun 30 January 2028Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
- 4 daysSat 29 April to Tue 2 May 2028Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 May 2028Dragon Boat Festival
- 5 daysSat 30 September to Wed 4 October 2028National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 9 daysTake off Monday 24 January 2028 for Sat 22 to Sun 30 January 2028Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
- 4 daysTake off Monday 3 April 2028 for Sat 1 to Tue 4 April 2028Tomb-Sweeping Day
Questions about 2028 in China
- How many working days are there in China in 2028?
- 248 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does China have in 2028?
- 12 public holidays, plus 3 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Dragon Boat Festival (28 May 2028), National Day (1 October 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in China 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
China has 12 public holidays and 248 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/china/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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