1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in China 2025
China has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 6 days (Oct 1 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 6 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 6 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 6 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysTue, Jan 28 – Thu, Jan 30
282930
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 27) for 6 days off (Jan 25 – 30).
2 daysSat, Mar 8 – Sun, Mar 9
89
3 daysFri, Apr 4 – Sun, Apr 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 31 – Apr 3) for 9 days off (Mar 29 – Apr 6).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
2 daysSat, May 3 – Sun, May 4
34
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
2 daysSat, May 31 – Sun, Jun 1
Dragon Boat Festival · Children's Day
311
3 daysFri, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 28–31) for 9 days off (Jul 26 – Aug 3).
6 daysWed, Oct 1 – Mon, Oct 6
National Day · Mid-Autumn Festival
123456
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Sep 29–30) for 10 days off (Sep 27 – Oct 6).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 6Best value | 1d · Jan 27 | Jan 25 – 30 |
| 9 | 2d · Jan 27 + Jan 31 | Jan 25 – Feb 2 |
| 6 | 1d · Jan 31 | Jan 28 – Feb 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Mar 29 – Apr 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 28–31 | Jul 26 – Aug 3 |
| 10 | 2d · Sep 29–30 | Sep 27 – Oct 6 |
| 12 | 4d · Oct 7–10 | Oct 1 – 12 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
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.