01. Introduction

In Mainland China, holidays are based on 7 main celebrations as follows:

1. New Year’s Day
2. Spring Festival
3. Tomb Sweeping Festival
4. Labor Day
5. Dragon Boat Festival
6. Mid-Autumn Festival
7. National Day

On 25^th October 2023, the State Council announced the public holiday arrangements for 2024 – which are “social” arrangements made in order to lengthen the number of consecutive days of holiday and allow the employees to return to their home city.

02. Legal holidays calendar 2024 in Mainland China

Companies are highly recommended to take into account the legal holidays (see below) when planning their activities.

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