Beijing for a long weekend

When to go

1. JJanuary: OK
2. FFebruary: OK
3. MMarch: OK
4. AApril: Best
5. MMay: Best
6. JJune: OK
7. JJuly: Wet
8. AAugust: Wet
9. SSeptember: Best
10. OOctober: Best
11. NNovember: OK
12. DDecember: OK

General guidance only. Weather varies year to year.

Don't miss

• The Great Wall at Mutianyu
• The Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven
• Peking duck and the hutong alleys

Entry with a Singapore passport

No visa needed for up to 30 days (mutual visa exemption since 9 Feb 2024).

• China arrival cardRequired

  Free. File it online before you fly (since 20 Nov 2025: the NIA site, the NIA 12367 app or its WeChat and Alipay mini-programs), or fill in a paper card or kiosk at the border. Visa-free visitors aren’t exempt.

For Singapore citizens. Checked 26 Oct 2026 on official sites: chengdu.mfa.gov.sg, shanghai.mfa.gov.sg, us.china-embassy.gov.cn, icao.int. Rules change at short notice, so check again before you fly.