Public holiday
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Saturday december 30, 2023
Secular holiday :
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
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
School holidays
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Monday january 1, 2024
School holidays : Http://edu.china.com.cn
Summer holidays in most of the provinces start in early July and often end in early September
official calendar published by the Ministry of Education
Average class size: more than 50
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
School day duration: 9:30 hours
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 (2023) #22
Beijing Normal University ranking: Times Higher Education #17/QS ranking #--/Shanghai (2023) #150-200
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking: Times Higher Education #71/QS ranking #62/Shanghai (2023) #46
The average school day runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a two-hour lunch break
We carry confirmed dates till April 24
Some variations in different cities
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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Winter holiday (beginning)
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Saturday january 20, 2024
School holidays :
WORKING DAY
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Sunday february 4, 2024
Secular holiday :
Chinese New Years Eve
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Friday february 9, 2024
Secular holiday : Employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay three times the normal wages
Chinese New Year
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Saturday february 10, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
Chinese New Year
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Monday february 12, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
Chinese New Year
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Tuesday february 13, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
Chinese New Year
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Wednesday february 14, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
Chinese New Year
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Thursday february 15, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
Chinese New Year
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Friday february 16, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
Chinese New Year
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Saturday february 17, 2024
Secular holiday : 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
WORKING DAY
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Sunday february 18, 2024
Secular holiday :
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday february 26, 2024
School holidays :
Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Thursday april 4, 2024
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Friday april 5, 2024
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Saturday april 6, 2024
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
WORKING DAY
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Sunday april 7, 2024
Secular holiday :
WORKING DAY
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Sunday april 28, 2024
Secular holiday :
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Public holiday
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Thursday may 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Public holiday
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Friday may 3, 2024
Secular holiday :
Public holiday
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Saturday may 4, 2024
Secular holiday :
WORKING DAY
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Saturday may 11, 2024
Secular holiday :
Children's Day
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Saturday june 1, 2024
School holidays :
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Saturday june 8, 2024
Secular holiday : The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine (雄黃酒, xiónghuángjiǔ), and racing dragon boats.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Monday june 10, 2024
Secular holiday : The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine (雄黃酒, xiónghuángjiǔ), and racing dragon boats.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]