In practice, most enterprises spend three days.
 According to the Regulations on Marriage, Funeral Leave and Travel Leave for Employees of State owned Enterprises issued by the former State General Administration of Labor and the Ministry of Finance, when the immediate family member of an employee of a state-owned enterprise dies, the enterprise should give the employee 1-3 days of funeral leave as appropriate according to the specific situation. Immediate relatives include parents, spouses and children. If the immediate family member of the employee who died is in another place, and the employee needs to go to another place to take care of the funeral, the enterprise should give the employee another travel leave according to the distance. During the period of employees' funeral leave and journey leave, the enterprise shall pay the employees' wages as usual. The staff shall be responsible for their own travelling expenses.
 Legal basis
 Article 51 of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China The employing unit shall pay wages according to law to workers on statutory holidays, during marriage and funeral leave, and during their participation in social activities according to law.