The 'South of the Yangtze River' citiesare highly recommended tourist destinations in March. Generally speaking, the rainy season of this region begins in April. In March spring flowers appear and it drizzles at times, making the regions of Shanghai, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou even more graceful and more worthy of a visit.
Beijingis still chilly, compared with Central and South China. It is windy, and the sand storm weather has been improved because of forestation. However, the average temperature still fluctuates around 7 °C (45 °F), and it might be snow at times. So prepare warm clothes when traveling to Beijing in March.
1. Zhouzhuang — Ancient Water Town
- Average temperature:11 °C (52 °F)
- Read more onSuzhou Weather in March.
Ancient water town is one of the representatives of attractions in regions south of the Yangtze River.Zhouzhuang Water Townis in Suzhou, a city famous for traditional Chinese garden. It is China's number one ancient water town with the most picturesque landscapes, though it is a little more crowded and commercialized than others. What you should not miss is the dreamily graceful scenes in the morning and at nightfall, when the town will show you how ancient China used to be.
Read more aboutTop 9 Ancient Water Towns near Shanghai.
Recommended tour:为期两天的苏州和水镇f至关重要rom Shanghai
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Great trip around Shanghai
This was our first time ever visiting Shanghai so we wanted to see good places to go to and good food to eat in Shanghai. That's why we booked with China Highlights. They're very responsive and quick to arrange our 3 day trip. Our guide name is Qi and she is a very sweet and helpful person. She knew we wanted to explore many local foods, so she brought us some local breakfast foods when she picked us up from our hotel, just so we can try everything! She was knowledgeable as well about the culture and history of the places we went to. Will definitely recommend this tour and use China Highlights again for our next trip to China! more
Sep 2023, Sherry
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Fantastic first trip in Shanghai
My partner and I were visiting China for the first time. Our tour guide was Martin, who was friendly and very knowledgeable. He adjusted the tour to our needs and gave us an extensive tour of Shanghai as well as many fascinating insights on China. He also went above and beyond and offered us plenty of recommendations on what to do in the evenings, how to get there, and even made bookings for us. Martin, thanks again! more
Sep 2023, Regis
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Excellent booking and travel planning process.
Roger Li was our booking and travel advisor. As soon as he reached out to me after my initial online inquiry, he conveyed great communication skills and diligence in his work. He always responded quickly and never hesitated in adjusting our itinerary, until we are completely satisfied. He was also very flexible in our requests e.g. tweaking departure city, additional travellers, extra free days. What impressed me most was his (and probably China Highlights') ability to understand the needs of foreign travellers e.g. using WhatsApp and money exchange issues, tips on using WeChat/Alipay when applicable. We have booked our end of year tour now and hope that China Highlights will deliver as well as this initial process! more
Sep 2023, Catherine Wong
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One day trip to Shanghai with Martin
我喜欢美丽的黄浦江与摩天大楼,especially in the evening. The garden is very nice, lots of walkways makes it feel really big. Thanks to the guide the schedule was very flexible. Instead of waiting in a huge queue for the tv tower we went to nearby skyscraper, we also were able to meet with our friends who also visited Shanghai on the same day. more
Aug 2023, Dmitry
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We had an amazing trip with China Highlights!
Kris was an excellent tour guide in Shanghai and flexible with our travel plans. Mervyn has impressive knowledge of history and culture in Xi'an and did a stellar job navigating the crowds of tourists seeing the Terra-cotta Army. Cactus brings a depth of historical knowledge to the tours that is super interesting, and she has great enthusiasm that makes the tour enjoyable. All our drivers were very good and helped ensure that we got from one destination to the next as safely and quickly as possible. The air conditioning in the comfortable cars during the exceptionally hot summer was appreciated, as well. Our itinerary included Shanghai, Xi'an, and Beijing, plus a few days trips such as a small water town outside Shanghai and the Terra-cotta Army outside Xi'an. We took high speed trains between all our destinations, and the China Highlights team did everything they could remotely to pre-arrange those logistics and also escorted us as far as they were able to at each train station. We traveled first class whenever the tickets were still available, and we stayed in quality hotels that were clean and centrally-located for most tourist activities in each city. It was maybe the greatest culinary trip of our lives. :) more
Aug 2023, Brett N
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Kris from China Highlights in Shanghai was wonderful
We toured Shanghai with Kris from China Highlights as our guide, he was friendly, helpful and made the trip a lot of fun! He also went above and beyond when we traveled to my daughter’s birthplace helping to get information and connect with people from the orphanage where my daughter was adopted from.Highly recommend!! more
Aug 2023, Rita A
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Personalized and very memorable!
Kris with China Highlights was friendly and personable during our trip. He told us the history of Shanghai in an interesting way, and gave us great recommendations to avoid crowds but still see the highlights of Shanghai. He also traveled with us to the city I was born and was very helpful in helping us communicate with locals. He made sure we had a memorable and very special experience. more
Aug 2023, Annie A
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Short but great visit to Shanghai with Kris
We spent a day touring Shanghai with Kris as our tour guide. Kris was very knowledgable about Shanghai and was great at sharing that knowledge with us. He also made great suggestions on how to enhance our visit and make it even more interesting. We visited the Yu Garden in the morning, super interesting, very beautiful and Kris was able to share the history of the Garden and buildings with us make the visit that much more interesting. We then went up the Shanghai tower, an exhilirating trip with stunning views! Lunch was in a local restaurant and was super tasty. In the afternoon Kris suggested that we take a boat tour down the river to see the Bund from the water. A great suggestion and we enjoyed an hour floating on the river admiring the amazing views!! Thank you Kris for showing us parts of Shanghai that we would never have found ourselves and making our stay very memorable. more
Aug 2023, Sandra
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Unusual places in Shanghai with Martin
We had the opportunity to visit Shangai with Martin. It was the second time for us in the city but I must say that Martin made our experience great. We were looking for something different, I love art and Martin inserted in the schedule extra spot to visit such us M50 district. We are used to travel a lot for work, and I can tell that by far Martin is one of the most professional tour guide I have ever met. He was extremely passionate about is work, prepared to talk about topics not only related to the city itself but on different cultures. Super. Strongly recommend a tour with him. more
Aug 2023, Isabella L
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Excellent Guide makes an enjoyable tour
My husband booked a two day guided tour with China Highlights for our family whilst in Shanghai. Our guide Jessie was extremely knowledge and professional and made both our days very enjoyable and insightful. I highly recommend booking a trip with Jessie. more
Aug 2023, Sue
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Shanghai from many perspectives with Kris!
Our first stop was in Shanghai where we were blessed to spend a few days exploring the city with Kris, our amazing tour guide. He is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and committed to curating the trip you want. There were a few things that were not on our original itinerary and Kris went out of his way to rearrange the schedule and make sure we got to see and do them all. He made excellent recommendations for evening activities after our tours were complete. It was fun to get to know one another and share our stories of cross-cultural travels and adventures. I plan to recommend China Highlights's tour with Kris to everyone I know heading to Shanghai! more
Jul 2023, Kaila W
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Shanghai & Suzhou.
My friends and I, group of four pax visited Shanghai, Hangzhou and Huangshan in June. We had 3 tour guides for the various cities. Our first guide, Martin was indeed very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. He was our guide for Suzhou. His explanation and description of Suzhou in English is very good. In Shanghai, he helped us locate the places we wanted to go for our shopping and restaurants to go to. He was very helpful when picking us at airport and train stations and also helping us check in for our train departure at the ever busy Hongqiao station. Martin is highly recommended if you’re looking to visit Shanghai. more
Jul 2023, CindyBeezeebee
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Wonderful Shanghai Experience
我们参观了上海和克丽丝was our guide. He has a lot of knowledge on the sights we went to, such as the Yuyuen garden, Shanghai tower, French neighborhood. He was very friendly and flexible. If you visit Shanghai ask for Kris, he is a great guide that gave us a wonderful experience . Enrique Marin more
Jul 2023, 840enriquem
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Fantastic guide - Kris in Shanghai
I traveled with a friend to Shanghai got 1 day visit and we were very lucky to have Kris as our guide. He was fantastic and very accommodating to all our needs, he spent most of the day with us which was very much appreciated during the crazy heatwave and large crowds during Dragon boat festival. His English was also excellent and we learnt a lot about Chinese culture (thank you for sharing!) We’ll be be very happy to recommend Kris for future trips in Shanghai! more
Jul 2023, Dreamer47605491007
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Private Shanghai Tour during Dragon Boat Festival 2023
A friend & I traveled to China in Jun2023 and we had Kris as our private tour guide in Shanghai. He was extremely professional & entertaining and spent the entire day with us supporting a flexible itinerary. He was very knowledgeable about the sights and relevant history and of course current affairs. He greeted us early morning at our hotel lobby and helped transport us (with a private driver) throughout the day. Though we were meant to see the bund during the day, he was willing to join us into the evening during the Dragon Boat Festival so that we felt safe and supported. We really enjoyed our day with Kris and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him or request his services again when we we are back! more
Jul 2023, Ankita K
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Shanghai with teens
Our guide Martin was so cult but so cool. We learnt a lot about the city, totally recommended. It was a great experience for us and our teen children. Our guide Martin was flexible cult and cool. Our family of 2 adults and 2 teens were very happy. Martin helped us solve some issues we had at the airport when leaving Shanghai. more
Jul 2023, gilberto b
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Places a must to visit
A long way away but weather fabulous the Kunlun ( ex Hilton ) hotel fabulous and well situated , whilst shanghai fast becoming my favourite city in the world , fabulous resteraunts , fabulous shopping , go to the Bund , people’s square , shanghai museum , indoor market , Jade Temple , yuan gardens , West Nanjing road and Bar Rouge at night. more
Jul 2023, Peter R
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Shanghai - expert local tourguide, Kris
Had the most amazing time in Shanghai, thanks to our nice and helpful expert local tourguide, Kris! more
Jun 2023, Lilla L
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Shanghai Tour with China Highlights
We recently had the pleasure of going on a tour of Shanghai with China Highlights, and our guide, Ryan! This experience was wonderful, we were able to visit some of Shanghai’s most iconic locations, such as The Bund, the French Concession, and even got to try some famous Xiaolongbao at Jia Jia Tang Bao. Overall, really recommend China Highlights. more
May 2023, Francesco
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Shanghai 1/2 day Tour
上海是一个现代化的大城市和一些脱颖而出architecture modern and from the past. Ryan was again my guide for Shanghai City tour. We started with Yu Garden which was already flocked with domestic tourists! Yu Garden is the highlight of my Shanghai tour. Ryan explained and pointed out what makes it so special.The next thing we did was go to the Bund and Ryan #chinahighlights, explained some of the prominent old banking buildings and the clock tower tgat was made by the same person that did Big Ben in London. Also pointed out and we entered in disguise, was Peace Hotel. That was another highlight being an Art Deco style original and the Old Men Jazz Band. Then we walked a bit and our driver took us to The Shanghai Tower. Before you go up there is a whole display of Skyscrapers so you can see how the Shanghai Tower ranks. Going up was easy and you would never know you were going so high. It was a rainy morning but visibility was ok. You can walk all the way around to get a view of Shanghai. There were locks you can buy, marketed a "lucky", so you can lock your wishes up there. There is also a metal tree where you can ties a wish ribbon. We then went to the French Quarter which are some old buildings now occupied by modern venues and shops. I was told the area was a night spot so things were just opening. Nanjing Rd is the Retail Heaven thoroughfare, pedestrian only traffic. If you are shopping for name brand you will find it there, just like any other major city. Chinese tourists were out and about, I know they are happy! more
May 2023, JeanneC
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2. Wuyuan — China's Most Beautiful Villages
- Average temperature:10 °C (52 °F)
Noted for having "the most beautiful villages in China",Wuyuanprefecture has many ancientMing and Qing style architectural features,包括113ancient ancestral halls, 28 ancient mansions, 36 ancient dwellings, and 187 ancient bridges.
What you will see: March is the best month to visit Wuyuan. Every village in Wuyuan is built with a river in front, and mountains behind, being peacefully harmonious with the natural scenery. In March the village will be decorated with pink peach flowers, white pear flowers, and vast lemon rape flowers, together with green mountains and rivers and ancient style buildings, forming a elegant idyllic picture of China.
Weather: Generally speaking, Wuyuan is a little cold in the beginning of March. Since the 11th day of the month, the temperature will rise.
Recommended tour:3-Day Essence of Huangshan Tour, you can extend one more day to Wuyuan.
3. Dali, Yunnan Province — a Warm Spring with Peaceful Scenery
- Temperature:7°C–22°C (45°F–72°F)
- Read more onDali weather.
Dali is famous for its elegant landscapes and minority customs (especially for theBai minority).
Used to be one of the birthplaces of Yunnan culture, Dali has numerous historical sites, which can let you know more about the history ofYunnan Province, including Ancient City of Dali, Taihe City Nanzhao, and Three Pagodas.Xizhou Residencesis a great destination for learning Bai minority. The natural scenery of Erhai Lake andCangshan Mountainshould not be missed.
Traveling to Yunnan: Yunnan Province is a glorious tourist destination both for foreign and domestic travelers. In March Kunming, Dali, and Xishuangbanna are warmer than other places. Lijiang is a little bit cold in morning and at night. The lowest temperature of Shangri-La can reach to -4 °C (25 °F). Anyway, Yunnan is an ideal tourist destination in March.
Recommended tour: Our8-Day Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-La Highlights Tourcovers all the most popular attractions in Yunnan Province.
4. Hainan Island — Enjoy China's Earliest Summer
- Temperature:23°C–31°C (73°F–88°F)
- Read more onSanya weather in March.
Hainan Island is the principal island ofHainan Province. Located in southernmost China, this island is the warmest place in China during March. Nice weather makes the month a great time for swimming and diving.
On Hainan Island most of the activities are related to the sea, beaches, and sunshine. You can enjoy a leisurely time in the "oriental Hawaii" — Yalong Bay, take photos inDongzhaigang Mangrove Forest(东寨港红树林), hike in theTianya Haijiao Scenic Zone(literally the end of the sky and sea), and shop for duty-free commodities.
Recommended tour:5-Day Sanya Beaches, Li and Miao Ethnic Village and Nantian Hot Spring Tour
5. Guilin — a Living Traditional Chinese Painting
- Average temperature:14°C (57°F)
- Read more onGuilin weather in March.
Yes, it always drizzles inGuilinin March, which makes the city not very ideal for traveling with heavy humidity. However, the drizzling Li River enshrouded by mist is one of Guilin's highlights, which you cannot see in other months.
The drizzling can make sightseeing difficult and dreary at times. As long as you prepare for it, you'll be fine: don't forget to bring with an umbrella.
In March you can enjoy the dreamily beautiful Li River when cruising from Guilin country suburban to阳朔小镇, take a bamboo raft on theYulong River, and discover the idylic beauty by cycling along the countryside road (there will be vast lemon rape flowers among the rivers and mountains).
Recommended tour:3-Day Essence of Guilin and Li River
Also read:Where to Travel in February?