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China working days and public holidays 2027

China, 2027: 257 working days and 2056 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 6 national public holidays, 4 of them on working days.

China 2027 at a glance

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Working days
257
Standard hours
2056
Free days
108
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
6
Free days from holidays
4
Holidays on weekends
2

Public holidays 2027

January

  • 1 Jan Friday New Year's Day (元旦)

February

  • 6 Feb Saturday Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (春节) Weekend

May

  • 1 May Saturday Labour Day (劳动节) Weekend

June

  • 9 Jun Wednesday Dragon Boat Festival (端午节)

September

  • 15 Sept Wednesday Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)

October

  • 1 Oct Friday National Day (国庆节)

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (元旦) 20 160
February 6 Feb Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) (春节) 20 160
March 23 184
April 22 176
May 1 May Labour Day (劳动节) 21 168
June 9 Jun Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) 21 168
July 22 176
August 22 176
September 15 Sep Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节) 21 168
October 1 Oct National Day (国庆节) 20 160
November 22 176
December 23 184
Total 257 2056

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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Working days and public holidays in other countries