Traveling to Different China Destinations in Different Seasons

When planning a trip to China, choosing the right destinations will ensure you a better travel experience in a way. So, what's the best time for a China tour? What are the weather like in China during spring, summer, autumn and winter? What are the best places to enjoy seasonality in China? Well, the answer varies for different travelers. Most regions in China own distinct four seasons: warm spring, hot summer, cool autumn and cold winter. Though each season presents different scenery, generally, months from April to October are the peak seasons for most parts of China while summer and winter are less choices. So, it's very important to select a suitable time to catch the most beautiful scenery and the best travel experience. For example, Tibet are more recommended for a visit between summer and autumn, for spring is quite windy, dry and winter is freezing cold with heavy snows.

Please rest at ease, WeTrip here list the most recommended destinations in China in different seasons to help you get the best seasonal landscape and trip experience in China. Both climate characters and highlighting views have been fully considered. Check your schedule first and then find your ideal destinations from below!

Beijing/Xian/Shanghai/Chengdu/Hong Kong - Classic Destinations Suitable for A Travel in All Seasons

On the vast territory of China, there are some cities you can visit all year round. Big modern metropolis cities, such as Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Chengdu are the hottest representatives. Because their best highlights are mostly cultural landscape less affected by weather, and the cities all have developed tourism reception capacity and convenient transportation networks. Hence, you can travel to the above destinations at any time you want. If you travel with us, you can enjoy an all-inclusive tour packages covering useful trip planning guide, well-organized itinerary, local friendly tour guide and efficient private transfer and excellent arrangements of hotels, meals and other local activities. Contact us to get your China vacation started!

Four Periods You Need to Pay Attention When Traveling to China

As the most populous country in the world, China faces super huge crowds far beyond your expectation during the following four long public holidays. Better avoid these times, or plan your trip under our help as early as possible if necessary since the hotel rates are much higher, all spots are full of people.

  • Labor Day is the most important minor vacation in the first half year for Chinese people. It usually starts from May 1 and lasts 3-5 days. Short-distance travel and side trips are most popular at this time. The average tourist flow amounts to over 100 million each year.
  • Summer holiday, specifically from July to August, is China's summer carnival when the main forces, family and students travelers takes up one fifth of the yearly total traffic.
  • National Day holiday from October 1 is the famous Golden Week for tourism in China. Nearly all attractions in China are crowded with tourists. If traveling in China during this period, you will face very high travel cost, shortage of good hotels and flight/train tickets, head-scratching traffic jams on highways, etc.
  • Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is the most important traditional festival in China. For the year-end family reunion, Chunyun - the Spring Festival Travel Season in China has become the greatest migration in human history, with an striking traffic record of over 3 billions. Public transport like trains, bus are packed full, and many shops, grocery stores, restaurant will closed during this holiday.
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