Wednesday, December 10, 2008

China Public Holidays 2009 Coming Out

The public holidays for 2009 came out today from Central Government. We are going to have a total of 27 days of public holidays next year, which is 2 days less than in 2008. They are: New Year Holiday – 3 days, Chinese New Year Holiday (Spring Festival) – 8 days, Qingming (grave tending) Festival– 3 days, Labor Day – 3 days, Dragon Boat Festival - 3 days, and Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day Holiday – 8 days. Details are as follows:


3 comments:

  1. Do you have a source in Mandarin for this?

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  2. Man, I guess they are all public holidays. How can the employers survive in China?

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  3. David: employers survive by granting just 2 weeks of vacation in addition to the public holidays and by paying a fraction of US/European salaries.

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