Public Holidays

In China there are 4 major national public holidays out of the year:
* The New Year's Day for 3 days between January. 1st --- 3rd.
* The Spring Festival (usually falling between late January and mid-February) for 7 days;
* The International Labor Day for 7 days between May 1st --- 7th
* The National Day for 7 days between October 1st --- 7th
It is customary for people to"borrow" weekends to make it as long as 7 days of holidays.
All offices and enterprises in China follow the system of five-days work in a week.


Special Holidays

l March 8th --- The International Women's Day
l March 12th --- The Tree Planting Day
l May 4th --- The Chinese Youth Day
l June 1st --- The International Children's Day
l July 1st --- The Birth Day of the Communist Party of China
l August 1st --- The Founding Day of the People's Liberation Army of China
l September 10th --- The Teacher's Day