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Xinjiang on a budget ?

Time to visit Xinjiang on a budget ? Buying a cheap ticket to Urumqi ?

From last July, huge discounts have been offered to bring back tourists to the famous Silk Road region after the recent riots.

Airlines, hotels et tourist attractions have been cutting rates by up to 50%.

Then it seemed to be the right moment to visit for "recession hit" tourists or backpackers on a budget.

Local authorities have even initiated a promotion campaign,

The only issue is that riots have burst out again since....Thus, in addition to the associated security risks, it is not that sure that local authorities still feel like to see you there...

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Public Holidays : Avoid !

Chinese Public Holidays

Unless you like queuing for going up to your room or paying more than twice the price for evrything, it is wise to avoid travelling to Hong Kong and Mainland China during Public Holidays, especially during the first week of October.
In Hong Kong, they just have the National Day off, but Mainland China visitors rush in. Thus it means crowd and noise everywhere.

Have a first glance !

Other Public Holidays :

New Year Day (1 day, January, 1st)
Chinese lunar new Year (January / February, 4 days) : Chinese New Year 2009 Festivities will start on January, 26th
First week of May (International Workers Day)
May 28th (extended to May 29th and the whole week-end in many cases): Dragon Boat Festival. It is the second year for the Festival to be a public holiday under the Communist rule.