Holidays and Observances in China in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 2 | Saturday | New Year’s Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 3 | Sunday | New Year’s Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 7 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 11 | Thursday | Spring Festival Eve | National Holiday |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Chinese New Year | National Holiday |
| Feb 13 | Saturday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 15 | Monday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 17 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Feb 20 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 26 | Friday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Monday | International Women's Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Friday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 14 | Sunday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | Qing Ming Jie Holiday | National Holiday |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie Holiday | National Holiday |
| Apr 5 | Monday | Qing Ming Jie | National Holiday |
| Apr 25 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| May 2 | Sunday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 3 | Monday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 4 | Tuesday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 4 | Tuesday | Youth Day | Half Day Holiday |
| May 5 | Wednesday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 8 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jun 1 | Tuesday | Children's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 12 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jun 13 | Sunday | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jun 14 | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival | National Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | CPC Founding Day | Observance |
| Jul 11 | Sunday | Maritime Day | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Sunday | Army Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Aug 14 | Saturday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 18 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Sep 19 | Sunday | Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Sep 20 | Monday | Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Tuesday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Oct 1 | Friday | National Day | National Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Saturday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Sunday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Monday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Tuesday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Wednesday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Thursday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 9 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Oct 14 | Thursday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Monday | Journalists' Day | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Observance |
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