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This year’s transition from Autumn to winter is already turning out to be one of superlatives. This week, northern China experienced its heaviest snowfall in the last half century. Not since 1955 has one tempest delivered so much snowfall in northern China.

On October 31, China experienced its earliest snowfall in over two decades, albeit aided by measures to alleviate a lingering drought in China’s north. Advancements in weather technology are leading to a winter marked by sudden and heavy snowfalls.

Winters First Snowfall on the Great Wall

Winter's First Snowfall on the Great Wall

The heavy snowfall created picturesque winter scenes all over Beijing for the several days following the snowstorm.

If you’re planning on traveling to northern China during the winter, make sure to bring a warm coat!

Never been to China before? Don’t know where to start planning a trip?

Maybe you’ve already been to China’s major cities and their respective attractions. You want a trip that is adventurous, off the beaten path, and enables you to experience a new side of China. Where do you go?

What if you want to travel by train from Beijing to Tibet, and want to know the ins and outs of domestic Chinese travel?

WildChina is here to help! Join us for WildChina’s Twitter Live Q+A Session on Wednesday, November 11, from 8 pm to 9 pm EST (United States), for an interactive question and answer session in which WildChina’s experts will answer your personal questions about any and all aspects of travel in China.

And, there’s more! The following week, WildChina will select 5 questions to post answers to on the WildChina blog. The followers who have posed these questions will have books donated in their name to a WildLibrary – a school or organization that works with children, which WildChina has deemed in need of educational supplies. 

If you’re thinking that getting expert advice on travel in China, coupled with donation books to children, sounds great (we sure do!), here is how to get involved:

  1. Follow us on Twitter at @WildChina. If you’re not yet a Twitter user, sign up here.
  2. On Wednesday, November 11 from 8 pm to 9 pm EST, send us a tweet with your question(s).
  3. One of our WildChina experts will reply to your tweet with advice.
  4. After the Q+A session, WildChina will notify followers of their selection to be posted on the blog.
  5. The following week (Monday, November 16 to Friday, November 20), check the WildChina blog regularly to see which questions have been posted to the blog. 
  6. Winners and the WildLibrary donations will also be posted on the blog.

Any more questions about WildChina Twitter Live Q+A? We are happy to help! Email us at info@wildchina.com.

In celebration of Chinese New Year,  the Forbidden City (also known as the Palace Museum) will have reduced hours on Sunday, January 25 and Monday, January 26.

Sunday, January 25

  • Opening Time: 8:30 am
  • Last Tickets Sold: 11:00 am
  • Doors Closed: 11:10 am
  • Museum Closed: 12:00 noon

Monday, January 26

  • Opening Time: 12:00 noon
  • Last Tickets Sold: 3:30 pm
  • Doors Closed: 3:40 pm
  • Museum Closed: 4:30 pm

Forbidden City

故宫博物院春节期间将125日及26日的开放时间做以下调整:

 

1- 125日开馆时间:上午08:30

停止售票:上午11:00

停止检票:上午11:10

闭馆时间:中午12:00

 

2- 126日开馆时间:中午12:00

停止售票:下午15:30

停止检票:下午15:40

闭馆时间:下午16:30