The Chinese observe two sets of holidays, official and traditional. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao also have their own official and traditional holidays.

Official Holidays
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 2 – New Year’s Day Holiday
March 8 – International Women’s Day
April 1 – Tree Planting Day
May 1 – International Labor Day
May 4 – Youth Day
June 1 – Children’s Day
July 1 – CCP Founding Day
August 1 – Army Day
September 1 – Teacher’s Day
October 1 – National Day

The calendar the Chinese traditional holidays follow is of a unique lunar-solar system. Therefore, 1st of the 1st month referred here does not necessarily mean January 1.

Traditional holidays:
Month 1 Day 1 – Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
Month 1 Day 15 – Lantern Festival
Fifth of the 24 Solar Terms – Qing Ming Jie (Pure & Bright)
Month 5 Day 5 – Duan Wu (Dragon Boat) Festival
Month 7 Day 7 – Qi Xi (The Seventh Eve)
Month 7 Day 15 – Ghost Festival
Month 8 Day 15 – Mid-Autumn Festival
Month 9 Day 9 – Double Ninth Festival