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Consulate Holidays

The Embassy is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are CLOSED on the following American and Chinese holidays:

Consulate Holidays for 2008

*    October 13         Monday               Columbus Day
*    November 11     Tuesday              Veterans’ Day
*    November 27     Thursday             Thanksgiving Day
*    December 25     Thursday             Christmas Day

2009 official American and Chinese holidays

***    January 1          Thursday              New Year’s Day
*       January 19         Monday                Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
**     January 25-28     Sun-Wed              Chinese (Lunar) New Year
*       February 16        Monday                President's Day
**     April 4, 5, 6         Sat, Sun, Mon      Tomb Sweeping Day
**     May 1                Friday                  International Labor Day
*       May 25              Monday                Memorial Day
**     May 28              Thursday              Dragon Boat Festival
*      July 3                 Friday                  Independence Day
*     September 7        Monday               Labor Day
**    October 1-5         Thurs-Mon           Chinese National Day
**       (October 3        Saturday             Mid-Autumn Festival)
*      October 12          Monday               Columbus Day
*      November 11       Wednesday           Veterans’ Day
*      November 26       Thursday             Thanksgiving Day
*      December 25       Friday                 Christmas Day

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

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