Holidays and Observances in China in 2004
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| Jan 2 | Friday | New Year's Holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | New Year's Holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 4 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Jan 5 | Monday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | Chinese New Year | National holiday |
| Jan 23 | Friday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 26 | Monday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 27 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 28 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 29 | Thursday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Feb 5 | Thursday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Saturday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Monday | International Women's Day | Half day holiday |
| Mar 12 | Friday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie | Observance |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie | National holiday |
| May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | National holiday |
| May 2 | Sunday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| May 3 | Monday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| May 4 | Tuesday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| May 4 | Tuesday | Youth Day | Half day holiday |
| May 5 | Wednesday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| May 6 | Thursday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| May 7 | Friday | Labour Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jun 1 | Tuesday | Children's Day | Other Observance |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 22 | Tuesday | Dragon Boat Festival | Observance |
| Jul 1 | Thursday | CPC Founding Day | Other Observance |
| Jul 11 | Sunday | Maritime Day | Other Observance |
| Aug 1 | Sunday | Army Day | Other Observance |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Aug 30 | Monday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Friday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 23 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 28 | Tuesday | Mid-Autumn Festival | Observance |
| Oct 1 | Friday | National Day | National holiday |
| Oct 2 | Saturday | National Day Golden Week Holiday | National holiday |
| Oct 3 | Sunday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Oct 4 | Monday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 5 | Tuesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 6 | Wednesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 7 | Thursday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 22 | Friday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Monday | Journalists' Day | Other Observance |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Observance |
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