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Q: Vacation in a non-touristy n uncrowded place in China
oct *labour day holidays r approachin’ n the crowds wil pack all populr spots here.
wud appreciate hearin' abt some little known interestin’ places where one can hve a nice trip yet b away frm crowds.
pls do share if u hv been to some awesome place tht u wud highly recommend. many thx
(correctn: *national)
7 years 32 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - China
October holiday? You must be suicidal. Try traveling a week before or after the holiday. Even right now is much better. but the National Holiday? The most popular vacation time in China???
Curiousdude:
u do hv a valid point, but the idea is to utilise these holidays n try explore a part of china. (mayb a hidden jewel exists somewhere 
).
xinyuren:
There are many hidden jewels. It depends on your taste in jewels. I have been to places I hope to God never get developed for tourism. But lack of development also means difficulty of access. If you dont mind some hiking and finding locals to guide you, you can find some great places.
Curiousdude:
glad to hear there r many jewels as i believ u r old timr here.
those r precisely i am tryin' to find n hopefully travel to 
You won't find anywhere like that during the October holidays in China. At least not anywhere that deals with any sort of tourist.
Hotwater:
Nope. I meant the October national holidays, not the May labour day holidays.
Curiousdude:
hotwater, thx for correctin'!
yes, thts the reason tryin' to find hidden non-touristy places (if any!).
October holiday? You must be suicidal. Try traveling a week before or after the holiday. Even right now is much better. but the National Holiday? The most popular vacation time in China???
Curiousdude:
u do hv a valid point, but the idea is to utilise these holidays n try explore a part of china. (mayb a hidden jewel exists somewhere ).
xinyuren:
There are many hidden jewels. It depends on your taste in jewels. I have been to places I hope to God never get developed for tourism. But lack of development also means difficulty of access. If you dont mind some hiking and finding locals to guide you, you can find some great places.
Curiousdude:
glad to hear there r many jewels as i believ u r old timr here.
those r precisely i am tryin' to find n hopefully travel to
Your apartment! 
Your city might be empty a bit too, depends where do you live in China.
I remember, my Fuk in Xinjiang was dead during National holidays in 2012.
This Golden week I will just head out around the local area on the ebike with my daughter. There are a couple of villages I want to explore on the other side of the river, and the single bridge over there is too dangerous to take the daughter in normal times.
I often wish there was an equivilent here to the UK OS paper maps to help locate points of interest.
Many of the urban villages where I live have little pockets of "ancient village" hidden away, complete with their clan temples.
I might also have a couple of day trips downtown. Get the metro down to a random stop, and just wander in some general direction to see what is there.
Last thing I do at any national holiday time is go anywhere distant.
Curiousdude:
thx !
u hv it all nicely plannd 
why is tht bridge so dangerous in norml times ? traffic.. or ..?
bike trip does sound interestin'. i might considr gettin' one anway.
(btw, do we need a drivin' licence or any registratn etc to ride an ebike in china ?)
ScotsAlan:
Yup. The bridge has too many trucks on it, is too narrow, and has loads of potholes. I won't risk it under normal conditions with the daughter on board.
As for ebikes. Where I live, they are technically banned. But there is a bit of confusion over the ban. Are they all banned, only the big ones banned, bikes without pedals ? etc.
So I use one of those small e-bikes that look like a normal bike with pedals. It's good for 15-20 miles on one charge, and it has the added advantage it fits in the elevator so I can keep it in the apartment.
No license or registration needed, and I have never been stopped by the police. But it is basically a pedal bike with an electric motor.
I find the older style urban villages are best for exploring. The ones that are really densely populated with narrow lanes. You never know what is around the next corner. Ha ha, most of the time it's the same as what was around the previous 20 corners, but we can always live in hope of finding some sort of gem.
Curiousdude:
lets hope the bridge is repaird bfr some untoward incident.
thx, u hv certainly suggestd gud abt ebike. a shop down the road has displayd many fancy modls, attractv but bulky. guess, a basic smallr bike is practicl.
i hv identified a couple of places n wl keep researchin' a bit more. 7 days is long, some extra thin' with bike trip wud b perfect.
ScotsAlan:
Went out urban exlploring today, and went down a little lane I have passed dozens on times. One of those little lanes where the sun don't shine and the old men are playing cards in open doorways. Found a Diaolou ( A fortified tower). In excellent condition. Amazing. No more than a couple of miles from my house.
It's well worth going down all these little lanes.
