Holidays in China 2024, non-working days (state and local)
In this publication, All-Holidays.Info will tell you about the holidays in China in 2024. We will give the exact dates of local and national public holidays, non-working days. At the end of the article, you will find a calendar of Chinese holidays for 2024.
February 9, 2024 – Spring Festival Eve, non-working day.
February 10, 2024 – Chinese New Year, public holiday.
February 10, 2024 – Losar (Tibetan New Year), celebrated for 7 days in Tibet, local public holiday.
February 10-15, 2024 – Spring Festival, non-working days.
February 11, 2024 – Chinese New Year (second day), public holiday.
February 24, 2024 – Lantern Festival / Lantern Festival.
March
March 11, 2024 – Zhonghe (Dragon Raising its Head) Festival / Blue Dragon Festival.
March 8, 2024 – International Women’s Day, celebrated by women (abbreviated day), public holiday.
March 12, 2024 is Arbor Day.
Arbor Day, known as “Tree Planting Festival”, is of great importance in China. This day promotes a greener environment and raises awareness of the importance of trees in fighting pollution and climate change. Chinese officials are organizing large scale tree planting campaigns involving schools, organizations and local communities.
April
April 4, 2024 – Qingming Festival (Chinese Memorial Day, Grave Sweeping Day), public holiday.
April 10, 2024 – Eid al-Fitr, celebrated 2 days in Ningxia, 1 day in Xinjiang, local public holiday.
April 11, 2024 – Sam Nyed Sam Festival, celebrated for 3 days in Guangxi, a local public holiday.
Chinese Memorial Day, also known as Grave Sweeping Day or Qingming Festival, has a great cultural significance in China. On this day, the Chinese honor their ancestors, visit their graves and show their respect. Families often come together to clean the graves, offer food and burn incense to the dead.
May
May 1, 2024 is Labor Day, a public holiday.
May 4, 2024 – Youth Day, celebrates youth from 14 to 28 years old (shortened day), public holiday.
June
June 1, 2024 – Children’s Day / Children’s Day, celebrated by children under 14 years old (shortened day), public holiday.
June 10, 2024 – Dragon Boat Festival (Dragon Boat Parade) / Duanwu (Duanwujie), public holiday.
June 16, 2024 – Eid al-Adha, celebrated 2 days in Ningxia, 3 days in Xinjiang, local public holiday.
Dragon Boat Festival in June 2023.
July
July 1, 2024 is the Founding Day of the Chinese Communist Party.
July 11, 2024 – Sea Day (China National Maritime Day).
August
August 1, 2024 – People’s Liberation Army Day, celebrated by military personnel in active service (shortened day), public holiday.
August 4, 2024 – Shoton (Sho Dun Festival), celebrated in Tibet, local public holiday.
August 18, 2024 – Spirit Festival (Ghost Festival) / Hungry Ghost Festival.
September
September 3, 2024 – Victory Day over Japan.
September 17, 2024 – Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiujie), public holiday.
September 30, 2024 – Martyrs’ Day.
October
October 1, 2024 is the National Day of the People’s Republic of China, a public holiday.
October 1-7, 2024 – Golden Week, non-working days.
October 10, 2024 – Wuchang uprising.
October 11, 2024 – Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival).
The Wuchang Uprising, also known as the Xinhai Revolution, took place on October 10, 1911. It marked the beginning of the end of the Qing Dynasty and led to the establishment of the Republic of China. The rebellion was primarily sparked by a growing sense of nationalism and frustration with the corruption and inequality under Qing rule.
Led by revolutionary forces affiliated with Sun Yat-sen’s Tongmenghui organization, Wuchang became the epicenter of a coordinated attack on the Qing authorities. The rebels successfully captured key government buildings and military arsenals, sparking massive uprisings across China. The Wuchang Uprising set the stage for events leading to the overthrow of imperial rule and set the stage for political reform in China.
December
December 13, 2024 – National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Chinese holiday calendar 2024
Holidays 2024 in China. Designations: red – national holidays; orange – local, ethnic, religious holidays; green – traditional holidays; yellow – non-working days.
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