December is low season almost everywhere, making it the best budget month for city-focused trips. Northern cities are in full winter, central China is cold and damp, but the south stays mild. The Christmas-to-New-Year window sees a small domestic travel bump. For foreign travelers, this is the cheapest and least-crowded window outside Spring Festival chaos.
Winter settled in. North: -5 to 5°C, dry cold. Central: 2-10°C, damp. South: 10-20°C, mild and pleasant. Northern China has reliable indoor heating.
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