Holidays and Observances in China in 2017
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 2 | Monday | New Year’s Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 22 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jan 27 | Friday | Spring Festival Eve | National Holiday |
| Jan 28 | Saturday | Chinese New Year | National Holiday |
| Jan 29 | Sunday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 30 | Monday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 31 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 1 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 2 | Thursday | Spring Festival Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Feb 4 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 11 | Saturday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Feb 27 | Monday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 1 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Apr 2 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie Holiday | National Holiday |
| Apr 3 | Monday | Qing Ming Jie Holiday | National Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Tuesday | Qing Ming Jie | National Holiday |
| Apr 29 | Saturday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Apr 30 | Sunday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| May 4 | Thursday | Youth Day | Half Day Holiday |
| May 27 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| May 28 | Sunday | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 29 | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 30 | Tuesday | Dragon Boat Festival | National Holiday |
| Jun 1 | Thursday | Children's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Saturday | CPC Founding Day | Observance |
| Jul 11 | Tuesday | Maritime Day | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Tuesday | Army Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Aug 28 | Monday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Sep 5 | Tuesday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Sunday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Oct 1 | Sunday | National Day | National Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Monday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Tuesday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Wednesday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Wednesday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Friday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Saturday | National Day Holiday | Common Local Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Sunday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 28 | Saturday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Wednesday | Journalists' Day | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Observance |
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