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Because I’m Lizzy ventures out during a Chinese national holiday after avoiding holiday travel for four and a half years. Her trip about 100 kilometers from home brings her to a small town crowded with visitors. She discusses how extended holidays encourage travel and spending while making transport and sightseeing busy. After a hike and a rest, she waits for fish hot pot and later visits a lake. The experience leaves her advising travelers who dislike crowds to avoid peak holiday dates.
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A May Day trip through the crowds
Because I’m Lizzy has avoided traveling during Chinese holidays for four and a half years, but decides to make a May Day trip around 100 kilometers from home. The small town she visits is crowded with travelers, giving her a close look at the volume of domestic holiday travel. She explains that extended holiday periods are intended to encourage people to travel and spend money, while also making roads and popular places busy. Lizzy stresses that this is not what everyday travel in China is like. She advises people who dislike dense crowds to avoid traveling during national holidays, especially when even a small town can feel packed.
Hiking, dinner and a lake visit
The day includes a challenging hike and a chance to rest afterward. Lizzy looks forward to fish hot pot, but the restaurant wait is long and the preparation of the fish makes her uneasy. The meal is still one of the main experiences she remembers. Later she visits a lake and appreciates its scenery after the stressful crowds and dinner delay. The outing is both a personal test of holiday travel and a practical example of how busy the period can become. Lizzy says this was her first and last trip during a Chinese holiday, describing the experience as unique but overwhelming.
Lizzy’s comments distinguish the national holiday period from ordinary travel. She had heard stories about crowds for years and stayed away from holiday trips for four and a half years before deciding to see it herself. The distance from home is around 100 kilometers, yet the small town is busy enough to change the feel of the day. Her hike adds physical effort before the meal, and she has to wait for the fish hot pot after reaching the restaurant. She is unsettled by the way the fish is prepared, then later enjoys the lake as a calmer part of the outing. Her account supports a practical choice: people who want quiet sightseeing can select dates outside national holidays, while those who go during the holiday should expect waits and crowded public places.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What was it like traveling in China during a national holiday?
- A: Lizzy found it very busy, even in a small town. She would not recommend traveling during a holiday to people who dislike crowds.
- Q: Why do Chinese people travel so much during holidays?
- A: Lizzy explains that extended holidays are intended to encourage people to travel and spend money, which also leads to heavy crowds.
- Q: What was the best part of your trip?
- A: Lizzy enjoyed the fish hot pot despite the long wait, and she also appreciated visiting the lake later in the day.
- Q: Would you do it again?
- A: Lizzy says this was her first and last time traveling during a Chinese holiday. She found it a unique experience, but overwhelming.
