Places You Should Avoid When Planning a China Tour During National Holiday

In 2017, China Notional Holiday starts from October 1 to October 8. During the 8-day holiday, most of Chinese plan either short or long distance travel. Overcrowding is particularly likely to spoil your experience at the places below.

• The Forbidden City, Beijing
• The Great Wall at Badaling, Beijing

• Hangzhou — Crowing is mostly around the West Lake area’s key attractions.

• The Yellow Mountains, Huangshan — Crowding can clog the main mountain paths.

• Zhangjiajie National Forest Park — like Huangshan above; entry lines can be very long

• Xiamen — Gulangyu and popular Hakka building areas are particularly crowded.

• Lijiang — Crowding is mostly around the ancient city area.

• Guilin — Crowding is mostly in the city center and around West Street, Yangshuo.

Besides National Holiday, here below are other days that you’d better avoid when you plan to travel in China.

Holiday	Dates in 2017	Attractions	Transportation	Travel Price
National Day Holiday	October 1–7	Very crowded	Very crowded	Very high
New Year	January 1–3	Crowded	Crowded	normal price
Tomb-Sweeping Day	April 2–4, 2017	Crowded	Crowded	normal price
Labor Day	May 1	Crowded	Crowded	High
The Dragon Boat Festival	May 28–May 30, 2017	Crowded	Crowded	normal price
The Mid-Autumn Festival	October 4, 2017	Crowded	Crowded	normal price
Chinese New Year	January 27–February 2, 2017 February 15–21, 2018	Quiet	Over capacity	Low
Tibet closure to foreign travelers	February to March	Closed	–	–