[ **up: [[Education--China]]** ] --- # University – China ## Term times > The Spring Semester: 1st Mar. - 15th Jul。 > > The Autumn Semester: 1st Sep.- 31st Jan. (the following year). > > (China Scholarship Council)[^1] ### Summer holidays - Summer hols for Chinese students generally start at the beginning of July and end at the end of August.[^2] - Typical summer holiday activities include traveling (locally and abroad), summer camps (academic and/or social/recreational), tutoring, internships, taking extra classes, volunteering, and returning to the family home.[^2] [^1]: When Do the Semesters of Chinese Universities Begin?’, *China.org.cn*, accessed 1 April 2025, http://www.china.org.cn/english/LivinginChina/185371.htm. [^2]: ‘Summer Holiday Life of Chinese Students’, 28 July 2023, *Foshan Ever Rising*, retrieved 14 December 2024, https://www.foshaneverrising.com/news/summer-holiday-life-of-chinese-students.