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15 July 2015

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Holidays and Vacations

There are 11 statutory paid holidays every year in China: New Year's Day (one day), Spring Festival (three days), Tomb-Sweeping Day (one day), Labor Day (one day), Dragon Boat Festival (one day), Mid-Autumn Festival (one day), and National Day (three days).

Laborers who have worked continuously for at least 12 months are entitled to paid annual leave. If a laborer has worked for more than one year and less than 10 years in total, he/she is entitled to five days' annual leave; if one has worked for between 10 and 20 years, he/she is entitled to 10 days' annual leave; if one has worked for a total of 20 years or longer, he/she is entitled to 15 days' annual leave. National statutory holidays, rest days, and the period during which workers are suspended from work with pay due to work-related injuries shall not be deducted from the days of annual leaves. Moreover, workers also enjoy marriage leave, bereavement leave, maternity leave, etc. in accordance with laws.

Source: Foreign Investment Guide of the People's Republic of China