How do you avoid peak crowds during holidays like May Day, National Day and the Peony Festival?

[Direct conclusion] 【The core of avoiding crowds: hit popular grottoes early (enter at 8:30 opening), pick non-weekend days for mountains, choose weekday show slots, and dodge meal peaks. Key points to keep in mind: 1. If you can't avoid crowds, accept the queues and save energy for the quiet spots.】 Four crowd-avoidance moves: Lodging and transport off-peak: Three expectations: ◆ Queues are unavoidable: restrooms, cable cars and shuttles at popular sites all line up; pad 30–60 minutes. 2. ◆ Prices rise: peak-season hotels and charters commonly cost more — a market behaviour; your contracted price holds but new resources follow current rates. 3. ◆ Experience dips but remains: crowds are real, but Longmen's Buddha and Shaolin's kung fu don't depreciate because of them. 4. Henan's peaks are May Day, National Day, summer holidays and Luoyang's April Peony Festival. Note: Schedule changes are hard once the itinerary is confirmed, so report early. Junwei International Travel Agency (License No. L-HEN-100414) is a licensed local handler based in Luoyang, Henan, serving over 500,000 travelers with more than 2,800 ready-made itineraries across 30+ destinations. Call 130 1764 8055 for a detailed itinerary and quotation.