Maxx, I absolutely agree that I need to go visit her while we're fresh and enjoying it! She wanted me to come to China sooner, but November and December have lined up non-stop business trips for me... not enough time in between to make a journey of this sort. I want to spend two or three weeks at least on this first trip.
So to get to the unfortunate point that Willy started with, and everyone else has made... Yes I had planned on being there in late January and the beginning of February! She will have a few weeks off work, and said that would be a great time to visit with the festivals and all.
Now that I hear the travel issues from everyone its a bit discouraging. I'd planned to fly into Hong Kong, and take the train or whatever method works quickly over to Shenzhen. Spend some number of days there, then if all was going very well with us, she wanted to take me to Hunan to introduce me to her family.
If I was to fly into Hong Kong, what's the best method to reach Shenzhen?
If you had to travel during this, would it be better to arrive sometime before January 23rd, and stay until February 10th or so?
Exactly how crazy do I need to be to throw myself into the middle of Chinese New Year travel?
Recommendations are welcome! I need to start making my travel plans