China Calendar

China spans five geographical time zones but uses a single official time — China Standard Time (UTC+8) — nationwide, with no daylight saving. Official life runs on the Gregorian calendar, but several major holidays (Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival) follow the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, so their Gregorian dates shift every year.

Date	Holiday	Country	Type
2026-01-01	New Year's Day	China	national
2026-02-17	Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)	China	national
2026-04-05	Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)	China	national
2026-05-01	Labour Day	China	national
2026-06-19	Dragon Boat Festival	China	national
2026-09-25	Mid-Autumn Festival	China	national
2026-10-01	National Day	China	national

China observes seven public holidays a year. Several — especially Spring Festival and National Day — are bundled into multi-day 'golden week' breaks, with nearby weekends rearranged into 'make-up workdays' to create the longer block. The State Council publishes the official annual schedule only a few months ahead, so dates for the following year are based on the lunisolar calendar until officially confirmed.