Abstract: According to the data of tropical cyclone (TC) landfalling in China for 1949-2006, climatologically statistical parameters of typhoon season, including the first-landfall TC date (FLTD), the last-landfall TC date (LLTD) and the duration of typhoon season (TSD) were analyzed. The first-landfall (last-landfall) TCs in China are mainly from the South China Sea (the Western Pacific). Moreover, the two source regions show a linear trend of northeastward and northwestward shift, respectively. FLTD in Guangdong (Zhejiang) is the earliest (latest), while LLTD in Guangxi and Zhejiang (Guangdong and Hainan) is earlier (later) than other provinces. TSD in Guangdong (Zhejiang) is longer (shorter) than those in other regions in the recent 58 years. TSD has shortened or shown no obvious change in all provinces except Zhejiang, where it has become longer.

Key words: landfall tropical cyclone, first-landfall tropical cyclone, last-landfall tropical cyclone, duration of typhoon season, climatological feature