Weather and holidays

Holidays

Chinese Holidays   The International Lab Day (May 1) and the National Day (October 1) are long holidays (3-5 days). Many travel hotspots will be very crowded. On the other hand many culture events are performed during these periods. The Spring Festival is not a good time for travel. Trains and airlines are overbooked because of people going to or back from home. All governments are closed and so are many services and tourist attractions.

If you will visit a city with Chinese minorities, you may want to travel there during a minority festival. For example Tai Water Sprinkling Festival is a popular attraction for travelers to Yunnan province. For more information about festival events, please click here.

Of the traditional Chinese holidays, the Lantern Festival attracts a lot of local people to streets or parks at night. Dragon boat competitions are usually held on the Duan Wu Festival. Other festivals are mostly family celebrations.

Weather

China Weather Information   Weather in China is more similar to US East coast than West coast.

Raining season  The raining season starts from early summer to early Fall (May to September). There is a Mei yu season with continuous rains for two to three weeks in early summer and frequent storms in the summer. The summer storms are usually local and brief, and the Mei yu rain band shifts from South to North, it is very unlikely your whole trip will be soaked in water.

Flu season  Well, it is not actually weather or a season. One can get flu all year around, but the disease peaks during late Winter to early Spring.

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