China’s Ghost Festival, also known as Zhongyuan Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, is a seventh-lunar-month tradition for honoring ancestors, appeasing wandering spirits,…
China’s Ghost Festival, also known as Zhongyuan Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, is a seventh-lunar-month tradition for honoring ancestors, appeasing wandering spirits,…
Sanyuesan is one of Guangxi’s most important traditional festivals. Learn when it takes place, how the Zhuang people celebrate it, and why…
On June 1st, China celebrates Children's Day (六一儿童节). We look at how the holiday started, how families and schools mark it now,…
Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival (春节, Chūnjié), celebrates the beginning of the Chinese year based on the traditional Chinese…
Explore Chinese Labor Day: the history of May Day in China, the official May 1–5 holiday, Golden Week travel, and modern 996…
International Women’s Day in China falls on March 8th and is known as 国际妇女节. Learn how the holiday is celebrated, why some…
Dōngzhì (冬至), the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival, is the longest night of the year and the 22nd of the 24 solar terms.…
The Chinese summer solstice (夏至, Xiàzhì) is both an astronomical event and the 10th of 24 solar terms on the Chinese calendar,…
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in China and is recognized and celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese…
Every September 10th, China celebrates Teachers' Day (教师节) — a holiday rooted in over 2,000 years of Confucian tradition. Discover how this…
Every August 1, China marks the founding of the PLA. Learn where Army Day came from, how it's celebrated today, and the…
The Lantern Festival (元宵节 or Yuánxiāojié in pinyin) is a Chinese holiday that traditionally marks the end of the Chinese New Year…
Chinese Valentine’s Day, or Qixi Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Learn the story of Niulang and…
The Dragon Boat Festival, or 端午节 (Duānwǔjié), is one of China’s most important traditional holidays. Learn about its history, Qu Yuan legend,…
Whilst we are bombarded with images of love and romance through the media and holidays like Valentines’ day, thousands of Chinese people…
hina observes seven public holidays each year, from the nine-day Spring Festival to National Day's Golden Week. Here are all seven explained,…
Discover China's Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day): its origins, tomb sweeping traditions, spring outings, kite flying, and the cold foods eaten each…
China's National Day (国庆节, Guóqìngjié) falls on October 1st each year, commemorating the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949…
The following charts provide the official schedules for Chinese holidays in 2021, the Chinese Year of the Ox. Holidays are categorized as Chinese…
A full record of China's 2022 holiday year, from the Spring Festival Golden Week to the Winter Solstice, with official dates and…
The following charts provide the official schedules for Chinese holidays in 2023. Holidays are categorized as Chinese Public Holidays and Other Chinese Holidays…
The following charts provide the official schedules for Chinese holidays in 2024. Holidays are categorized as Chinese Public Holidays and Other Chinese Holidays…
The following charts provide the official schedules for Chinese holidays in 2025. Holidays are categorized as Chinese Public Holidays and Other Chinese Holidays…
China's seven public holidays in 2026, with the official days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2027, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2028, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2029, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2030, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2031, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2032, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2033, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2034, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2035, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
China's seven public holidays in 2036, with the expected days off, plus the traditional festivals and other observances.
How is Christmas celebrated in China? Explore the holiday's history, romantic and commercial side, unusual festive foods, and key Mandarin vocabulary for…
There was no turkey. There was a long table at a Guilin Buddhist restaurant, a room split between Chinese and international students,…