Det sker i Xi'an (Xian), 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 nytårTætpakketLukninger

  The city wall is hung with lanterns and the Tang paradise park runs its big show, which makes this the one Chinese city worth the holiday crush. The Terracotta Army is not. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter smog (15. nov. – 28. feb.)

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

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Spring Festival (15.–23. feb.), Winter smog (15. nov. – 28. feb.)

Travlt — Qinglong Temple cherry blossom, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Qinglong Temple cherry blossom

  18. mar. – 10. apr. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligt

  Qinglong Temple, where the Japanese monk Kukai studied, has hundreds of cherry trees that flower from late March. In blossom season entry must be booked in advance on the temple's WeChat account, up to three days ahead. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Qinglong Temple cherry blossom, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Peonies and city-wall spring

  5.–30. apr. · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  The best few weeks here: dry, warm, the pagoda gardens in flower and the wall walkable without either the cold or the summer furnace.

Stadig i gang: Qinglong Temple cherry blossom (18. mar. – 10. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, May Day holiday

• 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 ↗

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

• Risiko

  Summer heat

  15. jun. – 20. aug. · normaltEkstrem varme

  One of China's old furnace cities. The Terracotta pits are covered but not cooled, and the queue outside them is in full sun — go at opening or leave it to October. Kilde ↗

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

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Summer heat (15. jun. – 20. aug. (normalt))

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

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Summer heat (15. jun. – 20. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Mid-Autumn Festival, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  6. sep. – 6. okt. · normaltNational helligdagTætpakket

  The public holiday falls on the full moon of the eighth lunar month. Datang Everbright City fills with Tang-costume shows, lantern riddles and mooncake stalls, and when the date lands near 1 October it runs straight into Golden Week. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Lintong pomegranate harvest

  20. sep. – 20. okt. · normalt

  Lintong, the district around the Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace, is famous for pomegranates. The local fruit ripens from late September, and roadside stalls and pick-your-own orchards line the way to the museum. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day Golden Week

• Helligdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1.–7. okt.TætpakketBook tidligt

  The Terracotta Army takes tens of thousands a day in this week and the pits are managed as a one-way loop. The Muslim Quarter is impassable after dark. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Mid-Autumn Festival (6. sep. – 6. okt. (normalt)), Lintong pomegranate harvest (20. sep. – 20. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson

• Risiko

  Winter smog

  15. nov. – 28. feb.

  The Guanzhong basin traps its air under the Qinling mountains all winter, and Xi'an posts some of the worst readings in the country. The city wall on a bad January day is a wall in fog. Kilde ↗

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

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Winter smog (15. nov. – 28. feb.)