Holiday Guide for China in 2020

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List of National Holidays in China in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day China: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday January 24th  Long Weekend!  Spring Festival Holiday China: Day before 1st day of 1st lunar month
	Saturday January 25th Spring Festival China: Chinese New Year 2020 is the year of the metal rat.
	Sunday January 26th Spring Festival Holiday China: 2nd day of 1st lunar month
	Monday January 27th  Long Weekend!  Spring Festival Holiday China: 3rd day of 1st lunar month
	Tuesday January 28th Spring Festival Holiday China: 4th day of 1st lunar month
	Wednesday January 29th Spring Festival Holiday China: 5th day of 1st lunar month
	Thursday January 30th Spring Festival Holiday China: 6th day of 1st lunar month
	Friday January 31st  Long Weekend!  Public Holiday China: Public holidays have been extended in a bid to slow the spread of cornoavirus.
	Saturday February 1st Public Holiday China: Public holidays have been extended in a bid to slow the spread of cornoavirus.
	Sunday February 2nd Public Holiday China: Public holidays have been extended in a bid to slow the spread of cornoavirus.
	Monday February 3rd  Long Weekend!  Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Tuesday February 4th Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Wednesday February 5th Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Thursday February 6th Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Friday February 7th  Long Weekend!  Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Saturday February 8th Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Sunday February 9th Public Holiday Chongqing, Guangdong, Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Zhejiang: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Monday February 10th  Long Weekend!  Public Holiday Hubei: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Tuesday February 11th Public Holiday Hubei: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Wednesday February 12th Public Holiday Hubei: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Thursday February 13th Public Holiday Hubei: A public holiday has been declared as part of the efforts to slow the progress of the coronavirus.
	Saturday April 4th Ching Ming Festival China: Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
	Sunday April 5th Ching Ming Festival Holiday China: Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
	Monday April 6th  Long Weekend!  Ching Ming Festival Holiday China: Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
	Friday May 1st  Long Weekend!  Labour Day China: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 4th  Long Weekend!  Labour Day Holiday China: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday May 5th Labour Day Holiday China: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday June 25th Dragon Boat Festival China: The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon for millennia
	Friday June 26th  Long Weekend!  Dragon Boat Festival Holiday China: The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon for millennia
	Thursday October 1st Mid-Autumn Festival China: The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
	Thursday October 1st Chinese National Day China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Friday October 2nd  Long Weekend!  Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Saturday October 3rd Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Sunday October 4th Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Monday October 5th  Long Weekend!  Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Tuesday October 6th Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Wednesday October 7th Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.
	Thursday October 8th Chinese National Day Holiday China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.

Notes

• The full list of Chinese holidays for the next year is not usually issued by the government until mid December of the current year.
• The National Annual Leave and Memorial Days regulation, enacted in 1949, stipulates the specific days and lengths of national holidays. It has been amended many times.