If you are planning for business travel to China, you should  be aware of the Chinese Public Holidays. (Besides having your  business card translated to Chinese)  
  
    Jan  01       --  New Year's Day.  
    Jan/Feb -- Chinese Luna New Year or Spring Festival (3 days) ，different day in different year  
    May 01-03 -- International Labor Day (3 days) 
    Oct  01-03 -- National Day (3 days)  
 
    Important Note :

   The "weekends" (Sat, Sun days off)  preceeding and following the above 3-day holidays may be shifted from  year-to-year TOWARDS the 3-day block to give a continuous stretch  of  7 days off. You may end up having to work on Sat. or Sun. To  complicate things more, the actual arrangement is usually not finalized  until shortly before the holiday event. Check with your host or travel agent to confirm. 
    
    The following days are partial holidays for particular groups of 
people. Business meetings may or may not be affected. 

         Mar 08       -- International Women's Day (All women get a half day off).

       May 04      -- Youth Day (All persons 14-20 get a half day off).   
           Jun   01      -- Children's Day (All children 13 and under get a full day off).  
         Aug  01      -- Army Day (Special procedure dept. of national defense 
                          for all armed forces personnel).