As the May day holiday draws near, many hotels across China have already reached full occupancy. Based on data from Tongcheng Travel, the most popular domestic destinations for May Day holiday include Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an, Changsha, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Kunming.

How time flies, we’re already halfway through the month of March, with the Qingming Festival holiday also known as Tomb Sweeping Day or Pure Brightness Festival, just around the corner.

Spring Festival is one the largest holidays of the year in China. Find out more about traditional celebrations over the 2023 new year and the spring festival.

The 2022 (23rd) Hainan International Tourism Island Festival kicks off Dec 23rd

The 2023 holiday schedule is here!

2022 Hainan Qixian Water Festival and first Rambutan Cultural Festival to be held in Baoting County

Dragonboat Festival dates back to the Warring States Period and is marked to remember Qu Yuan, one of China’s greatest ancient poets

Around the world, May day holidays are generally broken into 2 distinct types of holidays, the first (and oldest) is an ancient festival marking the first day of summer, and a current traditional in many European cultures

Qingming Festival or more commonly known as “Tomb-sweeping day” is an ancient Chinese festival, having been observed for over 2500 years.