Holidays and Observances in China in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| Jan 2 | Monday | New Year’s Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 21 | Saturday | Spring Festival Eve | National Holiday |
| Jan 22 | Sunday | Chinese New Year | National Holiday |
| Jan 23 | Monday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 24 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 25 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Thursday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 27 | Friday | Spring Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jan 28 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jan 29 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Feb 5 | Sunday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Tuesday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 21 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 5 | Wednesday | Qing Ming Jie | National Holiday |
| Apr 23 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Apr 29 | Saturday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Apr 30 | Sunday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | National Holiday |
| May 2 | Tuesday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 3 | Wednesday | Labour Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| May 4 | Thursday | Youth Day | Half Day Holiday |
| May 6 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jun 1 | Thursday | Children's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 22 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National Holiday |
| Jun 23 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jun 24 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| Jun 25 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Jul 1 | Saturday | CPC Founding Day | Observance |
| Jul 11 | Tuesday | Maritime Day | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Tuesday | Army Day | Half Day Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Tuesday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Aug 30 | Wednesday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Sunday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 29 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National Holiday |
| Sep 30 | Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday | National Holiday |
| 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 | National Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Friday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Oct 8 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working Day on a Weekend |
| Oct 23 | Monday | 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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