Chinese National Holidays - Year of Green Snake
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.
2025 is the 4722nd Chinese year. The 2025 Chinese New Year Day is on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. 2025 is the year of Green Snake.
2025 Chinese Public Holidays
The latest revised version of Chinese Public National Holidays was published by People Republic China Government in December, 2013.
| 2025 Chinese National Holidays | |||
| Holiday | Date | Day Off | |
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | 1/1/2025 - 1/3/2025 | |
| Chinese New Year Day | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 1/28/2025 - 2/3/2025 | |
| Qing-Ming/Tomb Sweeping | Friday, April 4, 2025 | 4/4/2025 - 4/6/2025 | |
| May Labor Day | Friday, April 4, 2025 | 5/1/2025 - 5/3/2025 | |
| Dragon Boat Festival | Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 5/30/2025 - 6/1/2025 | |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | Monday, October 6, 2025 | 9/26/2025 - 10/6/2025 | |
| National Day | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 10/1/2025 - 10/8/2025 | |
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 Wednesday, January 1, 2025. It's a Chinese public holiday.
| January | ||||||
| New Year’s Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
New Year’s Day is on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Saturday, January 4, 2025 and Sunday, January 5, 2025 are working days to compensate Thursday, January 2, 2025 and Friday, January 3, 2025.
Chinese New Year - Spring Festival
Chinese New Year is the first lunar day of the first lunar month. 2025 Chinese New Year Day is on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Chinese New Year is on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Sunday, January 26, 2025 is a working day to compensate Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Saturday, February 8, 2025 is a working day to compensate Monday, February 3, 2025.
Ching-Ming (Qing-Ming) - Tomb-Sweeping Day
Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day is the 5th solar segment point of 2025, which is the day when sun enters the 15th degree on the tropical zodiac. 2025 Chinese Ching-Ming Jie is on Friday, April 4, 2025. It's a one-day holiday.
| April | ||||||
| Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Ching-Ming/Tomb Sweeping Day is on Friday, April 4, 2025.
May Day - Labor Day
May Day is the Labor Day. 2025 Chinese May Day is on Thursday, May 1, 2025. It's a one-day holiday.
| May | ||||||
| Labor Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Labor Day is on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Sunday, May 4, 2025 is a working day to compensate Friday, May 2, 2025.
Duan Wu Jie - Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is the 5th lunar day of the 5th lunar month. 2025 Dragon Boat Festival is on Saturday, May 31, 2025. It's a one-day holiday.
| May | ||||||
| Chinese Dragon Boat Festival | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Mid-Autumn Festival - Moon Festival
Chinese Moon Festival is the 15th lunar day of the 8th lunar month. 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival is on Monday, October 6, 2025. It's a one-day holiday.
| October | ||||||
| Chinese Moon Festival | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Chinese Moon Festival is on Monday, October 6, 2025.
National Day
2025 Chinese National Day is on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. It's a 3-day national holiday. The National Day will be adjusted to one-Week holiday from October 1st to October 7th.
| October | ||||||
| Moon Festival/National Day | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Moon Festival/National Day is on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Sunday, September 28, 2025 is a working day to compensate Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Tuesday, January 9, 1900 is a working day to compensate Monday, October 6, 2025.
2024 Chinese National Holidays