Chinacanbevisitedthroughouttheyearbecauseofthestretchofitsterritoriesandsitesandactivitiesitcanoffer.DecidingwhentovisitChinadependsonwhichplacesyouwishtovisit,whattypeofweatheryouenjoy,andhowmuchabargainyouwant.Chinaisahugecountrywithmanydifferentclimatesandtypesoflandscape.ThinkofitintermsoftheUnitedStates,whichChinaresemblesinsizeandshape.TravelingalongtheGoldenRoute(Beijing,Xian,Shanghai,Guilin)islikevisitingNewYork,Chicago,SantaFe,andJacksonville,Floridaallinonetrip.

　　April,May,SeptemberandOctoberarethepeaktouristmonthsatChina’smostpopulardestinationswhentheweatheristhemostcomfortable.Pricesdropabitintheshoulderseason,whichrunsfromNovemberthroughMarchandfromJunethroughAugust.However,thewintermonthsarepeakseasonfortripstoChina’sHainanIslandandtotheNortheastHarbinforitsworld-famousice-lanternfestival.ThismonthsarealsopackedwithNewYearholidays,ChineseSpringFestivalandothernationalorlocalhappyfairs.SummermonthsaregreattimetoexploreChina’sFarEast-Manchuria.

　　Chinahasacontinentalandseasonalclimate.Mostpartsareinthetemperatezonebutsouthernareasareinthetropicalorsubtropicalzonewhilenorthernareasareinthefrigidzone.Climatesindifferentareasarecomplicated.Forinstance,northernHeilongjiangProvincehasawinterclimatetheyearroundwithoutsummer,whileHainanIslandhasasummerclimatetheyearroundwithoutwinter.Thefollowingisareferencetablefortouriststoprepareclothingontheirtrips.

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　　Spring:10-22°C,Westernsuits,jackets,sportscoats,woolenjackets,longsleeveshirtsandtravelshoes.

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　　Summer:22°Candabove,T-shirts,shortsleeveshirts,skirts,sandals,caps,rainwear.

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　　Autumn:10-22°C,Westernsuits,jackets,sportscoats,lightwoolensweaters,rainwearandtravelshoes.

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　　Winter:10°Corlower,overcoat,cottonclothes,linedcoats.Inverycoldareasacap,glovesandcotton-paddedshoesarerequired