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Date

English Name

Remarks

1st day of 1st lunar month

 

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Based on Chinese calendar

January 1

New Year

International holiday

March 12

Tree Planting Day

International holiday

May 1

Labor Day

International holiday

May 4

Youth Day

In memory of May Fourth Movement

June 1

Children¡¯s Day

International holiday

July 1

CPC Founding Day

Formation of 1st National Congress on July 1, 1921

August 1

 

Army Day

Nanchang Uprising

on August 1, 1927

September 10

Teacher¡¯s Day

Established after Cultural Revolution

October 1

 

National Day

Founding of PRC on October 1, 1949

15th day of 1st lunar month

Lantern Festival

Based on Chinese calendar

Fifth of the 24 Solar terms

Ching Ming

Based on Chinese calendar

5th day of 5th lunar month

 

Dragon Boat Festival (Dragon Festival)

Based on Chinese calendar

15th day of 8th lunar month

 

Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival)

Based on Chinese calendar

9th day of 9th lunar month

 

Chinese Elder¡¯s Day  (Double-Nine Festival)

Based on Chinese calendar

 


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