The consulate is closed on weekends. If you want to apply for a visa, you need to go to the consulate from Monday to Friday.

Chinese consulates also go to and from work in strict accordance with China's legal working hours, and they only go to work on legal working days, that is, Monday to Friday, so they can only choose working hours to apply for visas.

according to the Vienna convention on consular relations, consulates are divided into general consulates, consulates, vice-consulates and consular agencies, which are responsible for managing local nationals and other consular affairs. When two countries break off diplomatic relations, they will definitely cancel their embassies, but not necessarily their consulates.

Extended information:

The general process of going to the consulate to apply for a visa is:

1. To determine the visa category, you must first confirm the category of the visa you want to apply for;

2. Prepare the required application materials, generally including the original and a copy of the applicant's passport, a bareheaded photo within three months, the original and a copy of the ID card, etc.

3. Submit visa application materials to foreign consulates in China;

4. You can get your visa at the consulate after waiting for a while.

Reference: Chinese Embassy-office hours

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-legal working hours.