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Major Cities: Based on 2000 census data the largest cities are the four centrally administered municipalities which include dense urban areas suburbs and large rural areas: Chongqing 30.5 million Shanghai 16.4 million Beijing 13.5 million and Tianjin 9.8 million. Other major cities are Wuhan 5.1 million Shenyang 4.8 million Guangzhou 3.8 million Chengdu 3.2 million Xian 3.1 million and Changchun 3 million. China has 12 other cities with populations of between 2 million and 2.9 million and 20 or more other cities with populations of more than 1 million persons. Public Holidays: The official national holidays are New Years Day January 1; Spring Festival or Lunar New Year movable dates-three days-in January and February Labor Day May 1 and National Day two-day observance on October 1-2. Also commemorated are International Womens Day March 8 Youth Day May 4 Childrens Day June 1 Chinese Communist Party Founding Day July 1 Army Day August 1show more