Current Date And Time In Xiamen, China
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
00:41:11 CST
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Xiamen. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Xiamen.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Xiamen align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as New Year's Day on January 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Xiamen.
This is China's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on China's country-level and Fujian holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Xiamen as anywhere else in China.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are China's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on China's country and Fujian holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Xiamen just as everywhere else in China.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 | National Holiday | Full Statutory Closure (Banks & Govt Administration) | www.gov.cn |
| Labour Day | May 1 | National Holiday (Golden Week) | Full Statutory Closure (State Council Mandated Holiday Period) | www.gov.cn |
| National Day (Guóqìng Jié) | October 1 | National Day (Golden Week) | Full Statutory Closure (7-Day Golden Week Vacation Period) | www.gov.cn |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Day (Guóqìng Jié) | Thu, Oct 1, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
| New Year's Day | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in Xiamen generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of China: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Xiamen's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule China declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 4,617,251 and running on the Asia/Shanghai time zone, Xiamen follows China's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.