Public holidays in 2021 in China

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 33 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 32 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

32 days

From 33 holiday records in China, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

February and October

7 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

7 days

2021-02-11 - 2021-02-17.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2021New Year's Day
Jan 2, 2021New Year’s Holiday
Jan 3, 2021New Year’s Holiday
Feb 11, 2021Spring Festival Eve
Feb 12, 2021Chinese New Year
Feb 13, 2021Spring Festival Holiday
Feb 14, 2021Spring Festival Holiday
Feb 15, 2021Spring Festival Holiday
Feb 16, 2021Spring Festival Holiday
Feb 17, 2021Spring Festival Holiday
Mar 8, 2021International Women's Day (half-day)
Apr 3, 2021Qing Ming Jie Holiday
Apr 4, 2021Qing Ming Jie Holiday
Apr 5, 2021Qing Ming Jie
May 1, 2021Labour Day
May 2, 2021Labour Day Holiday
May 3, 2021Labour Day Holiday
May 4, 2021Youth Day (half-day)
May 4, 2021Labour Day Holiday
May 5, 2021Labour Day Holiday
Jun 12, 2021Dragon Boat Festival Holiday
Jun 13, 2021Dragon Boat Festival Holiday
Jun 14, 2021Dragon Boat Festival
Sep 19, 2021Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday
Sep 20, 2021Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday
Sep 21, 2021Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1, 2021National Day
Oct 2, 2021National Day Holiday
Oct 3, 2021National Day Holiday
Oct 4, 2021National Day Holiday
Oct 5, 2021National Day Holiday
Oct 6, 2021National Day Golden Week holiday
Oct 7, 2021National Day Holiday

Related guides & tools

Working days in China (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in China (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in China (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in China in 2021?

China has about 32 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 33 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

February and October has the most holiday days, with 7.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides