On December 9, 2022, the Circular of the General Office of the State Council on the Arrangement of Public Holidays in 2023 was released, announcing the official China public holiday schedule for 2023. As per tradition, the holiday schedule includes two major week-long holidays known as ‘Golden Week’: Spring Festival (also referred to as Chinese New Year) and the National Day holiday. In 2023, the Spring Festival will take place between January 21 and January 27, while the National Day holiday will be observed between September 29 and October 6, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Official China national holidays 2023 schedule
| Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type |
| 31 Dec 2023 | Saturday | New Year’s Holiday | National holiday |
| 1 Jan 2023 | Sunday | New Year’s Holiday | National holiday |
| 2 Jan 2023 | Monday | New Year’s Holiday | National holiday |
| 21 Jan 2023 | Saturday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 22 Jan 2023 | Sunday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 23 Jan 2023 | Monday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 24 Jan 2023 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 26 Jan 2023 | Thursday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 27 Jan 2023 | Friday | Spring Festival Holiday | National holiday |
| 8 Mar 2023 | Wednesday | International Women’s Day | Half-day holiday for female employee |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Wednesday | Tomb Sweeping Festival | (Ching Ming Festival) National holiday |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Saturday | Labor Day Holiday | National holiday |
| 30 Apr 2023 | Sunday | Labor Day Holiday | National holiday |
| 1 May 2023 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday | National holiday |
| 2 May 2023 | Tuesday | Labor Day Holiday | National holiday |
| 3 May 2023 | Wednesday | Labor Day Holiday | National holiday |
| 22 June 2023 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
| 23 June 2023 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
| 24 June 2023 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National holiday |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National holiday |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Sunday | Chinese National Day | National holiday |
| 2 Oct 2023 | Monday | Chinese National Day | National holiday |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Tuesday | Chinese National Day | National holiday |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Wednesday | Chinese National Day | National holiday |
| 5 Oct 2023 | Thursday | Chinese National Day | National holiday |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Friday | Chinese National Day | National holiday |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Monday | Chung Yeung Festival | Not a public holiday (double Ninth festival) |
