Embassy of the United States

Mission China is scheduled to be closed on the following dates in observance of the 2017 official American and Chinese holidays:

***      January 1-2                  Sun-Mon                     New Year’s Day
*          January 16                   Monday       Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
**        January 27-31              Fri-Tue           Chinese (Lunar) New Year
*          February 20                 Monday                       Presidents’ Day
**        April 4                        Tuesday                       Tomb Sweeping Day
**        May 1                         Monday              International Labor Day
*          May 29                        Monday                       Memorial Day
**        May 30                        Tuesday                   Dragon Boat Festival
*          July 4                          Tuesday                       Independence Day
*          September 4                Monday                       Labor Day
**        October 1-6                 Sun-Fri                       Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival
*          October 9                    Monday                       Columbus Day
*          November 10              Friday                          Veterans Day
*          November 23              Thursday                     Thanksgiving Day
*          December 25               Monday                       Christmas Day

*          American Holidays
**        Chinese Holidays
***      American and Chinese Holidays

Please note that this schedule is subject to change if the Chinese government makes any adjustments to calendar year 2017 legally recognized Chinese holidays.