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| Friday,November 30,2007 Posted: 15:40 BJT(0740 GMT) nnn |
If you are planning for business travel to China, you should be aware of the Chinese Public Holidays. (Besides having your business card translated to Chinese)
Jan 01 -- New Year's Day.
Jan/Feb -- Chinese Luna New Year or Spring Festival (3 days) ，different day in different year
Qingming Festival 1 day
May 01 -- International Labor Day
Duanwu Festival 1 day
Mid-Autumn Festival 1 day
Oct 01-03 -- National Day (3 days)
Important Note :
The "weekends" (Sat, Sun days off) preceeding and following the above 3-day holidays may be shifted from year-to-year TOWARDS the 3-day block to give a continuous stretch of 7 days off. You may end up having to work on Sat. or Sun. To complicate things more, the actual arrangement is usually not finalized until shortly before the holiday event. Check with your host or travel agent to confirm.
The following days are partial holidays for particular groups of
people. Business meetings may or may not be affected.
Mar 08 -- International Women's Day (All women get a half day off).
May 04 -- Youth Day (All persons 14-20 get a half day off).
Jun 01 -- Children's Day (All children 13 and under get a full day off).
Aug 01 -- Army Day (Special procedure dept. of national defense
for all armed forces personnel).
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