Official China Public Holidays 2012 Announced

Date: 2011-12-22; By samshen; Clicks:868

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Earlier this month, the States Council of PR. China has officially announced the detailed schedules for the 2012 China public holidays.

Chinese people usually enjoys seven public holidays in a year, including the International New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, Qingming Festival, International Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn Festival and the National Day of China. But in 2012, there will be only six public holidays, because the mid-autumn festival holiday will be combined with the national day holiday, and there will be an eight-day-long holiday.

The following table is the official schedule for China public holidays 2012:

Public HolidaysDateHoliday ScheduleDurationNote
New Year's Day 2012Jan.1,2012Jan.1-Jan.33 daysCelebration on the beginning of a year based on the Gregorian calendar.
Chinese New YearJan.23,2012Jan.22-Jan.287 daysThere are only seven days for the public holiday, but usually Chinese people celebrates Chinese new year for 15 days. In 2012, it will be celebrated from January 22,2012 (Chinese New Year's Eve) to February 2,2012 (Lantern Festival)
Qingming FestivalApr.4,2012Apr.2-Apr.43 daysIt is one of the 24 Chinese solar terms, and also a festival for Chinese people to commemorate the dead.
Labor DayMay 1,2012Apr.29-May 13 daysIt is a celebration of the International Labor Day in China.
Dragon Boat FestivalJun.23,2012Jun.22-Jun.243 daysIt is a traditional festival for dragon boat racing and eating rice-dumplings(zong zi).
Mid-autumn FestivalSept.30,2012Sept.30-Oct. 78 daysA traditional festival for people to get together with their families, appreciating the full moon and eating delicious mooncakes.
National HolidayOct.1,2012The cerebration on the founding of new P.R. China.

Expected China Public Holidays 2013 Schedules

The following schedules for China public holidays 2013 are only for your reference, the exact schedules will be reconfirmed by the State Council of China during the end of 2012.

Public HolidaysDateHoliday ScheduleDuration
New Year's Day 2013Jan 1,2013Jan.1-Jan.3,20133 days
Chinese New YearFeb.10,2013Feb.9-Feb.15,20137 days
Qingming FestivalApril 4,2013Apr.4-Apr.6,20133 days
Labor DayMay 1,2013May 1 - May 3,20133 days
Dragon Boat FestivalJune 13,2013June 13-June 15,20133 days
Mid-autumn FestivalSept.19,2013Sept.19-Sept.21,20133 days
National HolidayOct.1,2013Oct. 1 - Oct. 7,20137 days

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