Holidays and Observances in China in 2016
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
| Jan 2 | Saturday | New Year's Holiday | Common local holiday |
| Jan 3 | Sunday | New Year's Holiday | Common local holiday |
| Feb 7 | Sunday | Spring Festival Eve | National holiday |
| Feb 8 | Monday | Lunar New Year | National holiday |
| Feb 9 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Feb 10 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Feb 11 | Thursday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Feb 13 | Saturday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Feb 13 | Saturday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Feb 22 | Monday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Tuesday | International Women's Day | Half day holiday |
| Mar 10 | Thursday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 12 | Saturday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 3 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie holiday | National holiday |
| Apr 4 | Monday | Qing Ming Jie | National holiday |
| Apr 30 | Saturday | Labour Day Holiday | National holiday |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labour Day | National holiday |
| May 2 | Monday | Labour Day Holiday | National holiday |
| May 4 | Wednesday | Youth Day | Half day holiday |
| Jun 1 | Wednesday | Children's Day | Observance |
| Jun 9 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
| Jun 10 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Jun 11 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Friday | CPC Founding Day | Observance |
| Jul 11 | Monday | Maritime Day | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Army Day | Observance |
| Aug 9 | Tuesday | Chinese Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Aug 17 | Wednesday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Saturday | Teachers' Day | Observance |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National holiday |
| Sep 16 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Sep 17 | Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Sep 18 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 1 | Saturday | National Day | National holiday |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Oct 3 | Monday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 6 | Thursday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 7 | Friday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common local holiday |
| Oct 8 | Saturday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Special Working Day | Working day on weekend |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Tuesday | Journalists' Day | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Observance |
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