Here a list of Chinese Public Holidays for 2010.

State Council General Office’s information on the holiday regulations for 2010
Office of the State Council Notice No. 27 (2009)

New Year: 1st January – 3rd January in total 3 days

Spring Festival:13th February – 19th february 2010, in total 7 days, 20th February (Saturday) and 21st February (Sunday) are working days

Qingming (memorial day of the deceased): 3rd April – 5th April 2010, in total 3 days

Labour Day: 1st May – 3rd May 2010, in total 3 days,

Dragon Boat Festival: 14th June – 16th June 2010, in total 3 days, 12th June (Saturday) and 13th June (Sunday) are working days

Mid Autum Festival: 22nd September – 24th September 2010, in total 3 days, 19th (Sunday) and 25th (Saturday) are working days

National Day: 1st October – 7th October 2010, in total 7 days, 26th September (Sunday) and 9th October (Saturday) are working days

General Office of the State Council
Dezember 7, 2009

For the original Chinese announcement, click here

One of the few things that are really difficult to get in Guilin at a reasonable price is cheese. Not the plastic cheese sold in NikoNiko but real Cheese (capital “c”). In the past we ordered quite frequently from Cheese in China* guys (link).

Instead of ordering from their website and biting your fingernails waiting for the packet you can buy it directly in Guilin now: Send a mail to Scott at scott [at] ezymail.us or call him at 13263731627.

*Yellow Valley Cheeses are hand-made Dutch Gouda farmhouse cheeses produced in China. We are the first company to make Gouda cheeses in an artisanal and natural (organic) way. Expatriates and Chinese cheese lovers all over this great country testify that Yellow Valley cheeses are superior to any imported Gouda cheese. Why? Yellow Valley cheeses are fresh and most importantly: Yellow Valley cheeses do not contain any artificial ingredients.