1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in China 2026
China has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 5 days (Feb 14 – 18). Placed well, 2 days of leave stretches a break to 9 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 5 days
- Best bridge
- +2 → 9 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
5 daysSat, Feb 14 – Wed, Feb 18
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Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 19–20) for 9 days off (Feb 14 – 22).
2 daysSat, Mar 7 – Sun, Mar 8
78
2 daysSat, Apr 4 – Sun, Apr 5
45
4 daysFri, May 1 – Mon, May 4
1234
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 10 days off (Apr 25 – May 4).
3 daysSat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1
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Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 30 – Jun 7).
3 daysFri, Jun 19 – Sun, Jun 21
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Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 15–18) for 9 days off (Jun 13 – 21).
2 daysSat, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 2
12
3 daysFri, Sep 25 – Sun, Sep 27
252627
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Sep 28–30) for 10 days off (Sep 25 – Oct 4).
4 daysThu, Oct 1 – Sun, Oct 4
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Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Sep 28–30) for 10 days off (Sep 25 – Oct 4).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9Best value | 2d · Feb 19–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 4 |
| 10 | 4d · May 5–8 | May 1 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 30 – Jun 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 15–18 | Jun 13 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 21–24 | Sep 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 3d · Sep 28–30 | Sep 25 – Oct 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 26 – Jan 3 |
Computed from China's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days. China also designates make-up working weekends (调休) around major holidays; those shifted workdays are not in this data, so verify official notices before booking.