By Graham Thompson, Website Editor, 20 December 2011
China's official holidays in 2012 have been announced. It is worth bearing these in mind when travelling to China for business or leisure - transport systems get very busy around these periods, and it is wise to avoid these times if you can. This is especially the case around Chinese New Year, when trains, buses and planes are very heavily booked for several weeks in advance and some time afterwards as well. In addition, it will not generally be possible to arrange business meetings on these days, and in the case of Chinese New Year, shortly before the holidays.
Note that weekend days before (and sometimes after) holiday periods are generally taken as official working days, as shown.
New Year
1-3 January (three days in total)
31 December 2011 (Saturday) is an official working day
Chinese New Year, 23 January 2012 (also known as "Spring Festival")
22-28 January (seven days in total)
21 January (Saturday) and 29 January (Sunday) are official working days
Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming)
2-4 April (three days in total)
31 March (Saturday) and 1 April (Sunday) are
official working days
Labour Day
29 April – 1 May (three days in total)
28 April (Saturday) is an official working day
Dragon Boat
Festival
22-24 June (three days in total)
Mid-Autumn Festival and China's National Day (1st October)
30 September – 7 October (eight days in total)
29 September (Saturday) is an official working day
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