Holidays and Observances in China in 2002
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 2 | Wednesday | New Year’s Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 3 | Thursday | New Year’s Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 4 | Friday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jan 5 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jan 6 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jan 7 | Monday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 12 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | National Holiday |
| Feb 13 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Spring Festival Golden Week Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 15 | Friday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 16 | Saturday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 17 | Sunday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 18 | Monday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 19 | Tuesday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 24 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 26 | Tuesday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Friday | International Women's Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Tuesday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 15 | Friday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 5 | Friday | Qing Ming Jie | National Holiday |
| Apr 5 | Friday | Qing Ming Jie | Observance |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| May 2 | Thursday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| May 3 | Friday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| May 4 | Saturday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| May 4 | Saturday | Youth Day | Half Day Holiday |
| May 5 | Sunday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| May 6 | Monday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| May 7 | Tuesday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Jun 1 | Saturday | Children's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 15 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Monday | CPC Founding Day | Observance |
| Jul 11 | Thursday | Maritime Day | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Thursday | Army Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Aug 23 | Friday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Tuesday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 21 | Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival | Observance |
| Sep 23 | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 1 | Tuesday | National Day | National Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Wednesday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Thursday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Friday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Saturday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Sunday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Monday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Friday | Journalists' Day | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Observance |
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