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Public holidays in China 2028

China has 12 public holiday dates in 2028, 9 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is New Year's Day, in 53 days (Friday, January 1, 2027).

Next holiday · New Year's Day
53 days
Friday, January 1, 2027
  • Fri, Feb 5Chinese New Year's Evein 88 days
  • Sat, Feb 6Lunar New Yearin 89 days

2028 holiday calendar

16 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 418 days
Jan 3MonNew Year's Day observedin 420 days
Jan 25TueChinese New Year's Evein 442 days
Jan 26WedLunar New Yearin 443 days
Jan 27ThuLunar New Yearin 444 days
Jan 28FriLunar New Yearin 445 days
Apr 4TueTomb-Sweeping Dayin 512 days
May 1MonLabor Dayin 539 days
May 2TueLabor Dayin 540 days
May 28SunDragon Boat Festivalin 566 days
May 29MonDragon Boat Festival observedin 567 days
Oct 1SunNational Dayin 692 days
Oct 2MonNational Dayin 693 days
Oct 3TueMid-Autumn Festivalin 694 days
Oct 3TueNational Dayin 694 days
Oct 4WedNational Day observedin 695 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2028

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Sat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3New Year's Day3 days
  • Tue, Jan 25 – Sun, Jan 30Chinese New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year6 days
  • Sat, Apr 29 – Tue, May 2Labor Day4 days
  • Sat, May 27 – Mon, May 29Dragon Boat Festival3 days
  • Sat, Sep 30 – Wed, Oct 4National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival5 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Mon, Jan 24Chinese New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year9 days off
  • Take Mon, Apr 3Tomb-Sweeping Day4 days off

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Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.

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Printable calendar

All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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