🇨🇳 China public holidays 2028
China has 7 public holidays in 2028. 3 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 6 days. A further 4 days are granted at administrative discretion.
⚠ The State Council's annual notice for this year has not been issued, so this table lists the statutory spans set by the Regulation on Public Holidays. The 2026 page, by contrast, lists the days off as actually announced, with the swapped-in weekends already folded in. The two years are therefore not directly comparable — the real breaks in 2027 and 2028 will usually be longer.
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Who decides these days
China's holidays are governed by two documents.
The Measures on Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days (State Council Order No. 795, in force since 2025) fix seven festivals for all citizens, thirteen days in all, plus four days off for particular groups only.
But when each break actually starts and ends, and which weekends are worked to pay for it, comes from the State Council's annual notice every November.
Long weekends
- January 25, 2028 – January 30, 20286 daysChinese New Year
- April 29, 2028 – May 2, 20284 daysLabour Day
- September 30, 2028 – October 3, 20284 daysNational Day
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | New Year's Day | Public holiday |
| January 25, 2028 – January 28, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Chinese New YearSee this topic | Public holiday |
| February 7, 2028 | February 7th Memorial Day | Commemorative, not a day off |
| March 8, 2028 | International Women's DaySee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| March 12, 2028 | Arbor DaySee this topic | Commemorative, not a day off |
| April 4, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Qingming FestivalSee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 1, 2028 – May 2, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Labour DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 4, 2028 | Youth Day | Discretionary day off |
| May 12, 2028 | International Nurses Day | Commemorative, not a day off |
| May 28, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Dragon Boat FestivalSee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 30, 2028 | May Thirtieth Memorial Day | Commemorative, not a day off |
| June 1, 2028 | Children's DaySee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| July 7, 2028 | July 7th War of Resistance Memorial Day | Commemorative, not a day off |
| August 1, 2028 | Army Day | Discretionary day off |
| September 3, 2028 | Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese AggressionSee this topic | Commemorative, not a day off |
| September 10, 2028 | Teachers' DaySee this topic | Commemorative, not a day off |
| September 18, 2028 | September 18th Memorial Day | Commemorative, not a day off |
| September 30, 2028 | Martyrs' DaySee this topic | Commemorative, not a day off |
| October 1, 2028 – October 3, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | National DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 3, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Mid-Autumn FestivalSee this topic | Public holiday |
| December 13, 2028 | National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims | Commemorative, not a day off |
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