Today, Jan 21, 2012 is the coldest day in Beijing even since it has entered winter with today’s highest temperture -2 and lowest -12. Beijingers and visitors will be very lucky that Beijing enjoys good weather during the coming spring festival as below: Beijing weather forecast for the week long Holiday for Chinese new year: 2012 Jan 21: Sunny, highest –…
A lively Beijing winter! Today is January 07 and Beijing greets its first snowfall for 2012. At 7:30am as usual I start my 20-minite routine walk to my office. Out on our living block garden, I’m really surprised at the snowflakes flying and dancing in the air, small and white. So I take the lift up back to my flat and…
Plan your Beijing Tour in autumn? No matter what you call it – fall, autumn, or ”秋天” in Chinese – this season is an ideal time to visit Beijing. As is the case with many places China, when the oppressive summer heat has faded, it gives way for the awesome weather you could experience in a year. Beijing Autumn…
Waked up by the shovels and besoms outside around 7:20am, stumble to the window, open the curtain, yes, as expected the outside world has been coated with light snow, the third snowfall in Beijing 2011 precisely broadcasted by the weatherman yesterday. Some of the residents in our housing area are volutearly cleaning the snow with shovels…
Every later July is the beginning time for students summer vacation here in Beijing and other parts of China. The summer semester lasts about 45 days. September 1 is usually the beginning day for a new semester. In China, July and August are the small tourist peak season mainly due to the student summer vacation…
Today is July 16, 2010, the third successive foggy day in Beijing. Beijing’s visibility is quite low like a greenhouse. Every year Beijing’s rainy season falls on July and August. Beijing rainy season features humidity and foggy days. If you happen to visit Beijing during rainy season, you are advised to pay attention to…
Heat wave started to hit Beijing from July 02. Yesterday the temperature reached over 40.03 degrees Celsius, the highest and the unprecedented in the past. Today is 39 degree Celsius. Beijing meteorological center has issued this year’s first orange-coded heat alert for today at 16:30. The high temperature will continue for a week. If you happen to…