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 Public Holidays |
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Festival |
Date |
Detail |
The New Year's Day |
Jan. 1st |
3 day holiday |
The Spring Festival |
Normally in Jan or Feb |
7 days holiday |
The International Women Day |
Mar. 8th |
1/2 day holiday for women only |
The Labor Day |
May 1st |
7 days holiday |
The Chinese Youths' Day |
May 4th |
1 day or 1/2 day off for young people |
The International Children's Day |
Jun. 1st |
1 day or 1/2 day off for school children |
The Birthday of the CCP |
Jul. 1st |
CCP members usually celebrated through meetings |
The Birthday of the People's Liberation Army |
Aug. 1st |
Celebrated by the army |
The National Day |
Oct. 1st |
7 days holiday |
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| Time difference |
|
City |
Time difference |
City |
Time difference |
| Hongkong,Manila |
0 |
Helsinki, Cairo, Cape Town |
-6 |
| Seoul, Tokyo |
+1 |
| Sydney, Canberra |
+2 |
Stockholm, Berlin, Geneva, Vienna, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw |
-7 |
| Wellington |
+4 |
| Singapore, Jakarta |
-0.5 |
London, Dakar |
-8 |
| Bangkok, Ulan Bator |
-1 |
Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro |
-11 |
| Rangoon |
-1.5 |
New York, Washington, Ottawa, Havana, Panama City |
-13 |
| Dacca |
-2 |
| New Delhi,Colombo,Bombay |
-2.5 |
Chicago, Mexico |
-14 |
| Karachi |
-3 |
Los Angeles, Vancouver |
-16 |
| Dubai |
-4 |
Anchorage |
-17 |
| Teheran |
-4.5 |
Hawaii |
-18 |
| Moscow,Bagdad, |
-5 |
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| Weights and Measures |
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Units of Length
| Metric |
Chinese |
Imperial |
| 1 km |
2 li |
0.62 mile |
| 0.5 km |
1 li |
0.311 mile |
| 1.609 km |
3.218 li |
1 mile |
| 1 m |
3 chi |
3.281 feet |
| 0.33 m |
1 chi |
1.07 feet |
| 0.305 m |
0.914 chi |
1 foot |
Units of Weight
| Metric |
Chinese |
Imperial |
| 1 kg |
2 jin |
2.205 pound |
| 0.5 kg |
1 jin |
1.102 pound |
| 0.454 kg |
0.907 |
1 pound |
Units of Area
| Metric |
Chinese |
Imperial |
| 1 hectare |
15 mu |
2.471 acres |
| 0.067 hectare |
1 mu |
0.165 acres |
| 0.405 hectare |
6.070 mu |
1 acres |
Units of Capacity
| Metric |
Chinese |
Imperial |
| 1 litre |
1 sheng |
0.22 gallon |
| 4.546 litre |
4.546 sheng |
1 gallon |
Measure of Temperature
| Centigrade (C°) |
- 17.8 |
- 10 |
- 5 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
40 |
100 |
| Fahrenheit (F°) |
0 |
14 |
23 |
32 |
41 |
50 |
59 |
68 |
77 |
86 |
95 |
104 |
212 |
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