Current Date And Time In Henan, China
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:24:55 CST
Capital: Zhengzhou
Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)
Timezone: UTC +08:00 (CST)
Population: 99,365,519
Area: 167,000.00 km²
State Code: HA
Planning business schedules or travel in Henan, China? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Henan, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Henan align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Henan, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including New Year's Day on January 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is China's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on China's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Henan and the rest of China, not a separate Henan-specific calendar.
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These are China's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on China's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in China, including Henan. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| 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 |
Henan follows China's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Henan doesn't simply disappear — China's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Henan's capital, Zhengzhou observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Henan.