Det sker i Hangzhou (West Lake), China året igennem

Travlt — Winter break (around Chinese New Year) i China, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Spring Festival

  15.–23. feb.Kinesisk nytårTætpakketLukningerBook tidligt

  China's week-long national holiday for the Lunar New Year. In the weeks around it trains and flights sell out as people travel home, and many small shops and restaurants close for several days; book transport early. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Spring Festival, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) i China

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Spring Festival (15.–23. feb.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Sæson

  Longjing tea picking

  20. mar. – 20. apr. · normaltHøst

  The leaf picked before Qingming is the one that costs a fortune, and the hills at Meijiawu are full of pickers for a fortnight. Tea houses start pouring this year's crop in early April.

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Longjing tea picking (20. mar. – 20. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — May Day holiday, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  May Day holiday

  1.–5. majGolden WeekTætpakketBook tidligt

  The second national travel week of the year, five days from 1 May. Train and flight tickets go the moment sales open, hotel rates jump, and the main sights take domestic crowds all week. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  Meiyu, the plum rains

  10. jun. – 15. jul. · normaltMonsunRisiko

  The front sits over the lower Yangtze for a month: warm, close, and wet in long grey stretches rather than storms. West Lake is at its emptiest and its most atmospheric.

• Natur

  Lotus on West Lake

  25. jun. – 15. aug. · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  The beds off the Su causeway are a summer-only sight and one of the classic ten views. Go at six in the morning; by ten it is heat, humidity and coach parties.

Travlt — Summer break i China, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Typhoon season

  15. jul. – 30. sep. · normaltLukninger

  Most summers one storm comes ashore on the Zhejiang coast close enough to matter. The airport cancels most flights, West Lake boats and scenic areas close, and high-speed trains through the delta run thin for a day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Meiyu, the plum rains (10. jun. – 15. jul. (normalt)), Lotus on West Lake (25. jun. – 15. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break i China, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Lotus on West Lake (25. jun. – 15. aug. (normalt)), Typhoon season (15. jul. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Qiantang tidal bore, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Qiantang tidal bore

  10. sep. – 12. okt. · normaltHøjvandeTætpakket

  The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October. Yanguan in Haining is the classic stand and the embankment is policed for a reason. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Osmanthus

  20. sep. – 20. okt. · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  Hangzhou's other autumn smell. Manjuelong village behind the lake is where people go to sit under the trees with tea while the flower drops into it.

Stadig i gang: Typhoon season (15. jul. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Qiantang tidal bore

• Helligdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1.–7. okt.TætpakketBook tidligt

  West Lake takes several hundred thousand people a day in this week and the causeways are managed one-way. The bore peaks around the same time, which does not help. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Hangzhou Marathon

  28. okt. – 10. nov. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakket

  Usually on the first Sunday of November, starting at Huanglong and finishing by the Olympic Sports Centre; the fun run ends beside West Lake, so lakeside roads close for the morning. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Qiantang tidal bore (10. sep. – 12. okt. (normalt)), Osmanthus (20. sep. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Hangzhou Marathon

• Natur

  Maples and ginkgo turn

  15. nov. – 12. dec. · normaltEfterårsfarver

  The city turns late: ginkgo along the lake avenues goes gold around the end of November, and the red maples at Taiziwan and Jiuxi usually peak into early December, well after the northern cities are bare. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Hangzhou Marathon (28. okt. – 10. nov. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Maples and ginkgo turn (15. nov. – 12. dec. (normalt))