Public Holidays in China
Currently, there are seven official public holidays in Mainland China, namely the New Year Holiday, the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), the Qingming Festival Holiday (Tomb Sweeping Day), the May Day Holiday (Labor Day), the Dragon Boat Festival Holiday, the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday and the National Day Holiday.
Chinese people enjoy altogether 11 days of public holidays each year. However, weekday holidays are often combined with weekends to form a longer holiday. For example, the National Day holiday is three days long. As a measure to encourage and increase holiday spending, the government exchange weekdays with weekends to form a week-long holiday. The resulting seven-day holidays are called 'golden weeks', considered as the peak season for tourism and retailing.
The 'golden weeks' (the Chinese New Year Holiday and the National Day Holiday), the May Day Holiday and the New Year Holiday are the peak time for travel in China. Hotel rooms, flights and trains are in tight demand during these holidays. It is suggested that tourists place their bookings at least one month in advance, if they expect to travel in China during these periods.
In addition to the seven public holidays which are applicable to the whole population, there are four public holidays applicable to specific categories of the population. Women have half-day off on March 8, the International Women’s Day, Youths above the age of 14 have half-day off on May 4, the Youth Day, children below the age of 14 have one day off on June 1, the Children’s Day, and military personnel in active service have half-day off on August 1, the Army Day.
Dialing Instruction
- 1. China to the U.S. :
- Dial – access code then - 00-1- area code- phone No.
- 2. China to other countries:
- Dial - access code then - 00- country code - area code - phone No.
- 3. Domestic calls to land lines within China:
- Dial - area code - phone No.
- 4. Outgoing calls to cell phone in China:
- Dial the number
Additional Charges
- Cancellation
- A $10 processing fee will be charged for cancellation of a confirmed order.
- Return of Equipment
- Any item equipment not returned within seven days of due date without extension of the rental agreement will be considered lost and charged to the customers account.
- Damaged and/or lost equipment
- All equipment supplied is tested and examined prior to each rental and again upon return of the equipment. Problems with equipment should be reported immediately. Problems found after return of equipment may be considered damage caused by customer during rental period. The customer is solely responsible for loss and/or damage to/of rental equipment during the rental period. The customer accepts full liability for any loss or repair of rental equipment during the rental period.