Chinese New Year Travel Tips

Welcome to celebrate Chinese New Year festival! This will be your great chance to get in-depth knowledge about Chinese culture and be a real Chinese people.

However, we at BeijingHoliday.com have to remind you of the advantages and disadvantages of touring Beijing and China during the holiday.

On the plus side, it is one of the best times of the year to “rub shoulders” with the Chinese people, and the opportunities to “rub shoulders” with the Chinese people are indeed many, given the many cultural activities that take place during this period.

On the less positive side, it must be said that there are large crowds in transit everywhere in China at this time of year. Getting a ticket to travel anywhere in China will be hard unless it’s planned well in advance. Besides, all major tourist sites will be filled to the brim with Chinese tourists.

Travel Tips for Foreign Tourists Who Travel China during Chinese New Year

We collect the helpful tips which should be conceived with the foreign tourist in mind if you are travelling individually.

1. Don’t take the train. Don’t take the bus. Just Fly

You can’t reserve train online in China, and you have to buy your train ticket two weeks before the travel date during the New Year festival. So fly and book your plane tickets a month or two in advance. Book China flights with us.

2. Prepare to be crowded if travel to major tourist destinations

Many Chinese nationals take this time to take their nuclear families on vacation. So major cities, like Beijing, Shanghai and Lhasa are all overrun by camera-toting tourists. Tiananmen Square is one of the biggest city plazas in the world. Imagine an entire plaza covered in people. All you see is an ocean of black hair and winter coats.

3. Take in local shows

There will be a variety of Chinese New Year celebrations all over the country. From dance recitals, music concerts, and local operas, there are all abundant activities to share with your fellows. When touring Beijing, the temple fairs are the most important activities during the festival.

4. Book your tour in advance

Arrange as much of your itinerary as possible beforehand, as this will save you from having to constantly juggle so many of your travel options that it may spoil the fun of traveling.

You should especially book as many of your flight tickets and your hotel rooms as possible.

5. Remember to wear warmly

You need wear base-layer thermal underwear, an insulating layer such as a hoodie, or fleece jacket, and then also an outer layer that will help to break the wind. Need to prepare the moisturize lotion and also chap-stick because of the dry weather. Prepare yourself with beanie or hat.

In a nutshell, you have to know how to stay warm in Beijing when visiting the metropolis in winter.

6. Enjoy fireworks at the street

Fireworks will go off everywhere in China for the entire two weeks of Chinese New Year. That's not an exaggeration. Every night for two weeks, you will hear the sound of firecrackers from some street corner in China. With that said, go to the local parks or pedestrian streets to see some of the firework displays. You can always buy fireworks, but all firework safety applies if you're doing it yourself or even watching someone else.

7. Make restaurant reservations

Many restaurants will be closed during the holiday, but there will still be some open that cater to families who rather eat out for Chinese New Year. If you’re going to eat at a big restaurant in China, make reservations. Otherwise, be on the lookout for the odd local restaurant that remains open. There is always the option of fast food, which don’t close whatever the reason.

8. Watch out the tourist scams

One world of caution during any high travel season is that scams will be abundant. The bar scam, art auction scam, and food scam.

Read the most happened tourist scams in Beijing.