Chinese New Year holidays schedule 2025

Hi,

Chinese New Year (春節 / 春节) is closing in!

The new lunar year will be the year of the snake (蛇, shé). It begins on January 29th, 2025 and ends on February 16th, 2026.

The new year is tied with "Spring Festival" public holidays which last for a week. Celebrations may last up to 16 days, but only eight days are a public holiday (from Chinese New Year's Eve to the 7th day of the lunar calendar new year).

Impact on economy.

Together with the "Golden Week" in October, new year celebrations are the most important holidays in China.

Around this date, huge parts of China's economy go into 'sleeping beauty' mode. Shipping carriers shut down, and factories close their doors.

As every year, this will affect Chinese doll makers, too. Most factories close, and even those who do not close will not be able to ship for at least a week. So delays are to be expected for everything not kept on stock outside of China.

I will update this thread with factory closing times as they come in.

Factory closing schedules.

• AK Doll: no longer taking orders; "last delivery time before the holiday is January 20th, 2025"; work will resume on February 6th, 2025
• Game Lady: Jan 19～Feb 5th
• HR Doll: holidays from 20th January to 6th February
• Jiusheng Doll: factory will be on holiday from January 20th to February 4th
• WM Dolls/WM Doll: cut-off date is January 10th, 2025; work will resume on February 6th, 2025
• XT Doll: until February 5th, 2025 / cut-off date is January 5th, 2025

During the holidays, the production and shipment in China will be stopped. New orders will be accepted as usual and processed after CNY holidays in February 2024.

How to get a doll during Chinese New Year holidays.

Two options are available to get a doll during Chinese New Year holidays:

• Get a doll from stock. We have a selection of completed dolls in the For sale section. Also, a couple of manufacturers offer pre-produced dolls which can be shipped from warehouses in the U.S., the EU and Australia (e.g. Jarliet and SE Doll).
• Get a doll from a American or European doll maker. Doll makers like Textile Doll continue the manufacturing of dolls throughout February without any special delay as CNY does not affect them.

Sandro