Is one week after the start of Chinese New Year a good time to travel to China?
Written on March 23, 2009 – 9:46 am | by
Zombie Cat asked:
I want to travel to Beijing/Shanghai in the winter/early spring of 2007. However, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) begins Feb. 18 and travel will be crazy. There are many crowds & full hotels as it is a business/school holiday and Chinese people will travel to visit family. I would really like to avoid this hectic period. Will waiting 1 week (Feb.25) be enough for crowds to go down and return to work, or should I wait until about March 10 or March 15?
Adolfo
I want to travel to Beijing/Shanghai in the winter/early spring of 2007. However, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) begins Feb. 18 and travel will be crazy. There are many crowds & full hotels as it is a business/school holiday and Chinese people will travel to visit family. I would really like to avoid this hectic period. Will waiting 1 week (Feb.25) be enough for crowds to go down and return to work, or should I wait until about March 10 or March 15?
Adolfo
9 Responses to “Is one week after the start of Chinese New Year a good time to travel to China?”
By Sean S on Mar 23, 2009 | Reply
The day off and in china that helps.
The day off and things calm down since everyone goes back to take trains and in china that helps.
By mike i on Mar 24, 2009 | Reply
a week is usally all that is needed, but you also might want to give your self a cushion of space to make sure.
By Billy on Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
The smell of spent gunpowder.
By Shirley C on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply
The holiday ends days after chinese new year so guess when you are there most people are back to work.
The holiday ends days after chinese new year so guess when you are back to work.
By gooooooooooofyung on Apr 2, 2009 | Reply
I am a Chinese. In China Beijing/Shanghai we celebate Chinese new year for 2 weeks. Everything is more expensive and a lot of people. If you wait till the beginning of March is better. you can join the tour from Hong Kong ( Hong Kong only celebate for 7 days)
the tour in Hong Kong is including food, hotel and tour guide.
but you need to pay tips ( each tour is different )
there are 2 excellent travel agencies in Hong Kong – you can try to check on the price
By Brigitte on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply
The real winter in march cuz schools term starts in march so there in january you can experience the real winter in beijing.
The real winter in beijing.
By mommom on Apr 7, 2009 | Reply
For chinese new year and its like 15 days too busy and its like 15 days too many people march is definitely better.
By Dinner on Apr 8, 2009 | Reply
One week is a shaky margin. Better make it two weeks.
By andie75 on Apr 10, 2009 | Reply
The chinese celebrate this special event dont spend your christmas and new year in china though theres no warm christmasey feeling during those days youll be.