Golden week in China

Chinese golden week is very unique and it is a very special phenomenon in China.
There are two golden weeks every year, one is from 5.1-5.7, the other is from 10.1-10.7.
Because of the golden week, there are consuming peak during these period. Economic of fast consuming and travel is stimulated.

Government regulates that there are 7days holiday for each golden week, so people go back home or travel to other places during the time. especially, weather in May and Ocotober is very good, it is the best time for people to travle beijing.

So it is peak of the peak for traveling to beijing in golden week.

people got time in golden week, so they spent time with family friends, most shopping mall will have promotion activities during the time like western christmas, but on the other hand, it is not spring festival, so not everyone go home, so big cities will be very crowd during the time.

If you want to travel to beijing this time, try to avoid 5.1-5.7, and 10.1-10.7. Except these days, everything will back to normal, you may have a relax and enjoyable time in beijing.