The 2026 State Council blocks
The notice lists seven holiday arrangements for 2026. Lengths below include weekend adjustments built into each block.
| Holiday | 2026 dates | Length | Make-up workdays named in the notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year (元旦) | 1-3 January | 3 days | 4 January (Sunday) works |
| Spring Festival (春节) | 15-23 February | 9 days | 14 February and 28 February (Saturdays) work |
| Qingming (清明节) | 4-6 April | 3 days | none named |
| Labor Day (劳动节) | 1-5 May | 5 days | 9 May (Saturday) works |
| Dragon Boat (端午节) | 19-21 June | 3 days | none named |
| Mid-Autumn (中秋节) | 25-27 September | 3 days | none named |
| National Day (国庆节) | 1-7 October | 7 days | 20 September and 10 October (Sunday/Saturday) work |
Spring Festival is the longest break at nine days. National Day is seven. The notice encourages combining paid annual leave to form longer trips and asks local governments to keep safety staffing during the peaks.
How to read make-up workdays
Chinese public holiday notices often move a weekend day onto a Friday or Monday block, then designate a nearby Saturday or Sunday as a normal workday. In 2026 that happens around New Year, Spring Festival, Labor Day, and National Day.
Factories, schools, and offices follow the notice unless a locality publishes a narrower rule. Stock-market and bank schedules in mainland China generally track these blocks, but specific exchange circulars still matter for trading hours.
Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR publish their own statutory holiday lists. Do not assume the mainland Spring Festival nine-day pattern applies there unchanged.
Festival meaning in one line each
| Holiday | One-line sense |
|---|---|
| New Year | Gregorian new year holiday |
| Spring Festival | Lunar new year; travel peak |
| Qingming | Tomb-sweeping / memorial |
| Labor Day | International Workers' Day holiday block |
| Dragon Boat | Duanwu; rice dumplings and races |
| Mid-Autumn | Moon festival; family gatherings |
| National Day | PRC founding anniversary holiday week |
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