| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival - Friday January 1, 2021 Culture : Www.icefestivalharbin.com/ Lasts 1 month - 2020 edition confirmed
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| New Year's Day - Saturday January 2, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Xiamen Marathon - Sunday January 3, 2021 Sports events : Www.xmim.org 2020 edition confirmed
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| New Year's Day - Sunday January 3, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| End of school year (Shanghai) - Friday January 22, 2021 School holidays :
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| End of school year (Beijing) - Friday January 29, 2021 School holidays : Http://edu.china.com.cn official calendar published by the Ministry of Education all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 518 (among the 10 best WW)
Schooling is mandatory till age 15
Number of instructional days per year in lower secondary education: 240
schools open on Saturday morning
Computer to student ratio: 1/2
School uniforms are provided but not required
Tsinghua University ranking: Times Higher Education #14/QS ranking #25/Shanghai #58
Beijing Normal University ranking: Times Higher Education #17/QS ranking #--/Shanghai #47
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking: Times Higher Education #71/QS ranking #62/Shanghai #101
The average school day runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a two-hour lunch break This calendar is confirmed till Sept 2021 may vary from province to province
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| WORKING DAY - Sunday February 7, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Chinese New Year’s Eve - Thursday February 11, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay three times the normal wages
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| Chinese New Year - Friday February 12, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Chinese New Year - Saturday February 13, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Chinese New Year - Sunday February 14, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Valentine's Day - Sunday February 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
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| Chinese New Year - Monday February 15, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Chinese New Year - Tuesday February 16, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Chinese New Year - Wednesday February 17, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| WORKING DAY - Saturday February 20, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Beginning of school year (Shanghai) - Monday February 22, 2021 School holidays :
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| Lantern Festival - Friday February 26, 2021 Culture : Called Chap Go Meh, Yuan Xiao Jie, Yuen Siu or Shangyuan.
First full moon after the Chinese New Year - also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.
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| Beginning of school year (Beijing) - Monday March 1, 2021 School holidays :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Monday March 1, 2021 Special Events :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Sunday March 7, 2021 Special Events :
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| Women's Day - 1/2 day for working women - Monday March 8, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Tuesday March 9, 2021 Special Events :
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| Arbor Day - Friday March 12, 2021 cards/flowers : Tree-Planting Day
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| Parliament recess (beginning) - Tuesday March 16, 2021 Special Events :
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| Tomb-Sweeping Day - Saturday April 3, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Tomb-Sweeping Day - Sunday April 4, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Easter - Sunday April 4, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
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| Tomb-Sweeping Day - Monday April 5, 2021 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| F1 Grand Prix - Sunday April 11, 2021 Sports events : Www.formula1.com in Shanghai 2020 edition confirmed
Contact edit@edit.fr to get full F1 calendar
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| China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) - Thursday April 15, 2021 Tradeshows : Https://www.cantonfair.net/ lasts 2 weeks - 2021 edition confirmed (provided the Covid epidemics is stopped)
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| Auto Shanghai - Wednesday April 21, 2021 Tradeshows : Https://autoshanghai.auto-fairs.com lasts one week - in Shanghai 2021 edition confirmed (provided the Covid epidemics is stopped)
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| National Day of Space Flight - Saturday April 24, 2021 Special Events : On April 24, 1970, China launched its first man-made earth satellite, Dongfanghong-1, making China the fifth country then to launch a domestically produced satellite using domestically produced rockets (the other four countries were Russia, the US, France and Japan)
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| WORKING DAY - Sunday April 25, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Auto China - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Tradeshows : Lasts 1 week - http://www.ciec-expo.com in Beijing 2021 edition NOT confirmed
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