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What’s with the Chinese aversion to scheduling?

When I started at a four-year college in 1998, I didn't think it the least little bit odd that the schedule included in my orientation package already had the date of my graduation ceremony listed. Considering that family and friends would be traveling from out of town and would need to plan in advance, this made perfect sense to me. Why would it be any other way?

Fast forward to late September of 2002 and I was…

China public holidays for 2009

CNReviews was good enough to share the official Chinese public holiday schedule for 2009 - the year of the Ox/Cow/Bull/Thing With Horns That (assuming appropriate gender) Giveth Milk.

Check out the original post for more details, but the key dates are:

New Year - Jan 1-2
Chinese New Year - Jan 25-30
Qingming Holiday - Apr 4-6
Labor’s Day - May 1
Duanwu Holiday - May 28-29
National Day - Oct 1-8