Det sker i Kashgar, China året igennem

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

• Regel

  Clocks run on two times at once

  1. jan. – 31. dec.

  Officially everything is Beijing time, two hours ahead of the sun here. In practice shops, buses and meals run on unofficial local time — always ask which one a departure or an opening hour means. Kilde ↗

• 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: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Spring Festival (15.–23. feb.)

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

• Sæson

  Floating dust season

  1. mar. – 31. maj · normaltRisiko

  Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis. On the worst days the sky is a flat beige and the mountains on the Karakoram road simply are not there.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

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

• Åbning

  Khunjerab Pass season

  1. apr. – 30. nov. · normaltVandresæsonLukningerBook tidligt

  The crossing to Pakistan over the Karakoram Highway runs from about April to the end of the year for light vehicles and May to November for freight, but snow closes it early or late without warning. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Floating dust season (1. mar. – 31. maj (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 ↗

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Floating dust season (1. mar. – 31. maj (normalt)), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt))

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

• Sæson

  Peak summer heat

  1. jul. – 20. aug. · normaltEkstrem varme

  The oasis follows the desert. Everything worth doing happens before ten and after seven, and the middle of the day belongs to the shaded courtyards and the tea houses.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt))

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

• Sæson

  Melon and grape season

  1. aug. – 30. sep. · normaltHøst

  Late summer is what the irrigation is for: melons stacked on handcarts, figs, pomegranates and grapes drying in the ventilated brick sheds outside town. The bazaars are at their best.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Peak summer heat (1. jul. – 20. aug. (normalt))

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

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Melon and grape season (1. aug. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — National Day Golden Week, National Day Golden Week i China

• Helligdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1.–7. okt.TætpakketBook tidligt

  Seven days off nationally from 1 October and the biggest travel surge of the Chinese year. Trains and flights sell out weeks ahead, hotel rates rise sharply, and the best-known sights run at their visitor caps. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan. – 31. dec.)