China Announces Official 2014 National Holiday Schedule

Dec. 12 – China’s General Office of the State Council released the “Circular on the Arrangement of Certain Holidays in 2014 on December 11 and announced the official national holiday schedule for 2014 as follows:

New Year-January 1

Spring Festival
 January 31- February 6 (seven days in total)
 January 26 (Sunday) and February 8 (Saturday) are official working days

Tomb Sweeping Day
April 5-7 (three days in total)

Labor Day
 May 1-3 (three days in total)
 May 4 (Sunday) is an official working day

Dragon Boat Festival
May 31-June 2 (three days in total)

Mid-Autumn Festival
September 6-8 (three days in total)

National Holiday
October 1-7 (seven days in total)
September 28 (Sunday) and October 11 (Saturday) are official working days