What are the legal holidays in China?

There are 16 statutory holidays in China, namely:

New Year (January 1st); Spring Festival (Lunar New Year); Tomb-Sweeping Day (Qingming Day of the Lunar New Year); International Women's Day (March 8); Arbor Day (March 12th); International Labor Day (May 1st); China Youth Day (May 4th); Dragon Boat Festival (the day of the Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar); International Nurses' Day (May 12th); Children's Day (June 1st); China * * * the anniversary of the birth of the production party (July 1st); China People's Liberation Army Founding Day (August 1st); Teacher's Day (September 1th); Mid-Autumn Festival (the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the lunar calendar); National Day (October 1st); Journalists' Day (November 8th).

China Festival generally refers to the memorial day, celebration day and international common festivals recognized by China in China.

The traditional festivals in China probably originated from the pre-Qin period, but were shaped in the Han Dynasty, such as New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Cold Food, Dragon Boat Festival, Qixi Festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc., and were basically shaped in the Han Dynasty. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, from Sui, Tang and Song Dynasties, the traditional festivals in China experienced its variation and adjustment. The infiltration of religion, the integration of ethnic groups and the disorder of social psychology brought new elements to the development of festival customs in China.

explanation of festivals in China:

festivals in China include "legal holidays", which refer to the rest time for celebration and holiday, which is uniformly stipulated by national laws according to China's customs or commemorative requirements. The legal holiday system is an important reflection of the national political, economic and cultural system, involving many aspects of economy and society and the vital interests of the broad masses of the people.

According to Article 2 of the National Holidays and Remembrance Days, (1) New Year's Day is a holiday for one day (January 1st every year); (two) the Spring Festival, a holiday of 3 days (the first day, the second day and the third day of the first lunar month); (three) Tomb-Sweeping Day, a holiday of 1 day (the day of the Lunar New Year); (4) Labor Day, one day off; (5) Dragon Boat Festival, one day off; (6) Mid-Autumn Festival, one day off; (7) National Day, with a holiday of 3 days (October 1st, 2nd and 3rd).

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-China Festival.