With the coldest time of the year approaching, many travel agencies are cutting prices for domestic tours, and offering rock bottom prices for some of the most popular routes.

For many of us winter seems the best season to stay home drinking tea, but for others it's the best time to travel!

A 5-day tour to Hainan from Beijing is now only 1100 yuan (US$133), and a 5-day tour to Yunnan has gone down by a third.

Air ticket prices have seen a big drop. The cheapest ticket from Beijing to Shanghai is only 260 yuan or US$31, 70 percent off the original price.

So if you want to get out of the cold winds of Beijing, pack your bags and enjoy the cheap prices now!

(CRIENGLISH.com December 20, 2004)