China Holiday Calendar is a holiday calendar data source that provides Chinese public holidays, work adjustments, and makeup workdays in ICS format for calendar client subscriptions and API access.
The tool addresses the need to track China's complex holiday schedule, which includes official public holidays, designated makeup workdays to compensate for extended holiday periods, and adjusted work days. It solves this by publishing the holiday data in ICS format, a standard calendar format that major calendar applications recognize, allowing users to subscribe directly in their preferred calendar client rather than manually entering dates. The project also exposes this data through an API for programmatic access.
Developers building applications that need to account for Chinese holidays, scheduling systems that must respect local work calendars, or anyone managing calendars across multiple time zones and regions should consider this tool. It suits projects requiring accurate, authoritative holiday information without the overhead of maintaining such data independently. The ICS subscription approach means users get updates through their calendar application's standard sync mechanism, and the API option provides flexibility for applications that need to query holiday status programmatically.
The project maintains data for a defined time range and accepts contributions through pull requests for corrections or additions. Development activity shows responsiveness to issues and updates when holiday schedules are officially announced or corrected.
