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China has 7 legal festivals in a year, on which all Chinese people will be on vacation. They are New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat

Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.

中国一年有7大法定假日，法定假期期间，全中国人们都要放假休息。7个法定假日包括元旦、春节、清明节、五一劳动节、端午节、中秋节和国庆节。

Some people have a half day off on the following four holidays or anniversaries including Women's Day, Youth Day, Children's Day and Army Day of the Chinese People's Liberation

Army. Women have half day off on Women's Day. Young people over 14 years of age have a half day off on Youth Day. Children under 14 years old have a day off on Children's Day.

Active members of the army have a half-day holiday on Army Day.

另外一部分是只有特别人群在假日当天放半天的节日，比如妇女节、五四青年节、儿童节、建军节。妇女节当天，所有女性可放半天，青年节所有14岁以上青年可以放半天，儿童节即14岁以下儿童放半

天，服役军人建军节放半天。

People celebrate many other festivals but they do not have time off: Arbor Day, International Nurses' Day, Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Teachers'

Day and Journalists' Day.

中国人还庆祝很多其它的节日，只不过国家不放假，比如植树节、国际护士节、建党节、教师节和记者节。