First Mid-Autumn Night Alone in a Chinese City
You will notice the moon before you notice your mood. On Friday, 25 September 2026, Mid-Autumn arrives…
Foreign Teachers in China: Getting Through September’s Festival Month
September on a Chinese campus is not a gentle on-ramp. It is a stacked month: new term…
Mid-Autumn Gift Giving in China: Boxes, Fruit, and What to Skip
Mid-Autumn in China is a reunion festival, and reunion has a logistics department: gifts. In 2026 the…
White Dew (Bailu) 2026: What the Autumn Solar Term Means for Travelers
White Dew—Bailu (白露)—is not a public holiday and not a fireworks date. It is one of China’s…
Shanghai First Visit in Early Autumn: Two Practical Days
First visit energy without the crush Shanghai rewards people who arrive with a short list and good…
Mutianyu Great Wall in Autumn: Visit Before Golden Week 2026
Why Mutianyu in autumn — and why before Golden Week If you are in Beijing in early…
Confucius’s Birthday in Qufu on 28 September 2026
Monday 28 September 2026 sits in a curious pocket of the Chinese autumn. Mid-Autumn Festival is three…