On December 8, China’s General Office of the State Council
released the official public holiday schedule for 2023. The schedule features
the two major public holidays – Spring Festival and the National Day Holiday.
You have to keep in mind that in China, it’s common to work
on the Saturday and Sunday prior to these breaks, as a means of compensating
for the long breaks. For example, Saturday 28th January and Sunday 29th January
2023 are marked as official working days in the government calendar.
The biggest advantage 2023 has going for is its slightly
longer Golden Week holiday, thanks to the Mid-Autumn festival coinciding with
the National Day.
As well as this, private companies have the right to create their own holiday schedules, for examp to allow additional days off, or to request workers to treat the Saturday and Sunday as working days prior to the holidays. The only rule is that the officially mandated holiday dates must be observed.
China’s official public holiday schedule for 2023
With this in hand, you can be sure to get the right dates to plan your next holiday trip(s) in advance!
|
Holiday |
Holiday dates |
Day(s) off & Make-up day(s) |
|
New Year's Day |
Dec 31, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023 |
3 Days Holiday |
|
Spring Festival |
Jan 21 - 27 |
7 Days Holiday Jan 28 and 29 will be workdays |
|
Qingming Festival |
April 5 |
1 Day Holiday |
|
Labor Day |
April 29 - May 3 |
5 Days Holiday April 23 and May 6 will be
workdays |
|
Dragon Boat Festival |
June 22 - 24 |
3 Days Holiday June 25 will be a workday |
|
Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day |
Sep 29 – Oct 6 |
8 Days Holiday Oct 7 and 8 will be workdays |
