In China there are 11 days of national public holiday out of the year:
The New Year’s Day—2 days;
The Spring Festival (usually falling in late January or early and mid-February)—3 days;
The May 1st Labor Day—3 days;
The October 1st National Day—3 days.
It is customary for people to “borrow” weekends to make three-day holidays into a 5 days or 7 days long holidays.
Offices and agencies in China follow the five-day week system.
