Chinese National Holidays - Year of Black Rabbit
The National Day might become an 8-day holiday, if the Chinese Moon Festival (Mid-Fall Festival) falls on the previous weekend or same week of the National Day, then the golden-week holiday will include extra 1-day holiday for Chinese Moon Festival. The other 7-day holiday is the Spring Festival of Chinese New Year. Chinese employees who work on the national holidays can have double-time pay. They might have triple pay on the day of the festival.
2023 is the 4720th Chinese year. The 2023 Chinese New Year Day is on Sunday, January 22, 2023. 2023 is the year of Black Rabbit.
2023 Chinese Public Holidays
The latest revised version of Chinese Public National Holidays was published by People Republic China Government in December, 2013.
| 2023 Chinese National Holidays | |||
| Holiday | Date | Day Off | |
| New Year's Day | Sunday, January 1, 2023 | 12/31/2022 - 1/2/2023 | |
| Chinese New Year Day | Sunday, January 22, 2023 | 1/21/2023 - 1/27/2023 | |
| Qing-Ming/Tomb Sweeping | Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 4/3/2023 - 4/5/2023 | |
| May Labor Day | Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 4/29/2023 - 5/1/2023 | |
| Dragon Boat Festival | Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 6/22/2023 - 6/24/2023 | |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | Friday, September 29, 2023 | 9/29/2023 - 10/1/2023 | |
| National Day | Sunday, October 1, 2023 | 10/1/2023 - 10/7/2023 | |
The following Chinese public national holidays and adjusted working days are calculated using the holiday patterns of the past 10 years. After People Republic China Government announces the coming national holidays, we will modify it if necessary. In the following weekly calendar lines, the color of red indicates the holidays and the color of blue indicates the working days. This should help people who have business relationships at China or people who plan a trip to China.
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is on Sunday, January 1, 2023. It's a Chinese public holiday.
| January | ||||||
| New Year’s Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
New Year’s Day is on Sunday, January 1, 2023. New Year’s Day holiday is on Monday, January 2, 2023.
Chinese New Year - Spring Festival
Chinese New Year is the first lunar day of the first lunar month. 2023 Chinese New Year Day is on Sunday, January 22, 2023. The official Chinese New Year holidays are from Chinese New Year Day to the third lunar day of the first lunar month. The Spring Festival will be adjusted to one-Week holiday.
| January | ||||||
| Chinese New Year | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Chinese New Year is on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Saturday, January 28, 2023 is a working day to compensate Thursday, January 26, 2023. Sunday, January 29, 2023 is a working day to compensate Friday, January 27, 2023.
Ching-Ming (Qing-Ming) - Tomb-Sweeping Day
Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day is the 5th solar segment point of 2023, which is the day when sun enters the 15th degree on the tropical zodiac. 2023 Chinese Ching-Ming Jie is on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. It's a one-day holiday.
| April | ||||||
| Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day is on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Saturday, April 8, 2023 and Sunday, April 9, 2023 are working days to compensate Thursday, April 6, 2023 and Friday, April 7, 2023.
May Day - Labor Day
May Day is the Labor Day. 2023 Chinese May Day is on Monday, May 1, 2023. It's a one-day holiday.
| May | ||||||
| Labor Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Labor Day is on Monday, May 1, 2023.
Duan Wu Jie - Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is the 5th lunar day of the 5th lunar month. 2023 Dragon Boat Festival is on Thursday, June 22, 2023. It's a one-day holiday.
| June | ||||||
| Chinese Dragon Boat Festival | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 |
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Sunday, June 25, 2023 is a working day to compensate Friday, June 23, 2023.
Mid-Autumn Festival - Moon Festival
Chinese Moon Festival is the 15th lunar day of the 8th lunar month. 2023 Mid-Autumn Festival is on Friday, September 29, 2023. It's a one-day holiday.
| September | ||||||
| Chinese Moon Festival | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Chinese Moon Festival is on Friday, September 29, 2023.
National Day
2023 Chinese National Day is on Sunday, October 1, 2023. It's a 3-day national holiday. The National Day will be adjusted to one-Week holiday from October 1st to October 7th.
| October | ||||||
| National Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
National Day is on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Saturday, September 30, 2023 is a working day to compensate Thursday, October 5, 2023. Sunday, October 8, 2023 is a working day to compensate Friday, October 6, 2023.
2022 Chinese National Holidays
2024 Chinese National Holidays