In honor of the Chinese New Year (and because I’ve provided a calendar of India holidays for 2006), I thought we should do the same for China. (If you know the holiday schedule for Russia, the Philippines or other common offshoring destinations, I’d appreciate your sending the dates to me at dian (at) sourcingmag.com. We’ll post them and give you a gold star online!)
This comes from a contact who has worked with a China team, but he’s not located in China. If there are additions, speak up and I’ll modify the schedule.
Date | Day | Name of the Holiday |
Jan 2 | Mon | New Year |
Jan 28 | Sat | Day preceding Lunar New Year |
Jan 30 | Mon | Second day of Lunar New Year |
Jan 31 | Tue | Third day of Lunar New Year |
Apr 5 | Wed | Ching Ming Festival |
Apr 14 | Fri | Good Friday |
Apr 15 | Sat | Day following Good Friday |
Apr 17 | Mon | Easter Monday |
May 1 | Mon | Labour Day |
May 5 | Fri | The Buddha’s Birthday |
May 31 | Wed | Tuen Ng Festival |
July 1 | Sat | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
Oct 2 | Mon | Day following National Day |
Oct 7 | Sat | Day following Chinese mid-Autumn Festival |
Oct 30 | Mon | Chung Yeung Festival |
Dec 25 | Mon | Christmas Day |
Dec 26 | Tue | First weekday after Christmas Day |
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