Was ist los in Guangzhou, Volksrepublik China – übers Jahr

Ruhig – laut Reisenden ruhig, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) in Volksrepublik China

• Festival

  Spring Festival flower markets

  10.–17. Feb.MondneujahrVoll

  Eleven street markets across the districts sell peach branches, kumquats and narcissus in the last days before the new year, trading until the small hours of new year's eve. Walking the flower street is the local ritual, not the shopping. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Spring Festival flower markets, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) in Volksrepublik China

• Saison

  Hui Nan Tian, the damp return

  15. Feb. – 10. Apr. · meistNebelsaisonRisiko

  Warm sea air meeting surfaces still cold from winter puts a film of water on floors, walls and mirrors for days at a time. Laundry will not dry, marble lobbies turn slippery and hotels run dehumidifiers. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Spring Festival flower markets (10.–17. Feb.)

Zwischensaison – Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, ein gewöhnlicher Monat

Im März beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Hui Nan Tian, the damp return (15. Feb. – 10. Apr. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Qingming grave-sweeping holiday, Canton Fair, spring session

• Feiertag

  Qingming grave-sweeping holiday

  3.–7. Apr. · meistNationalfeiertagVollSchließungen

  Three days off in early April with the whole delta on the road to the ancestral villages. The Baiyun cemeteries queue from dawn and intercity trains out of Guangzhou sell out a fortnight ahead. Quelle ↗

• Festival

  Canton Fair, spring session

  15. Apr. – 5. MaiGroßes FestivalVollFrüh buchen

  Three five-day phases of the world's largest trade fair, and the reason a hotel room in Guangzhou can cost four times its usual rate in late April. Book beds and taxis well before, or come in a different month. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Hui Nan Tian, the damp return (15. Feb. – 10. Apr. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Canton Fair, spring session, May Day holiday

• Feiertag

  May Day holiday

  1.–5. MaiGolden WeekVollFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

• Natur

  Lychee season

  20. Mai – 20. Juli · meistErntezeit

  The Pearl River delta is the lychee heartland and the fruit is sold by the branch on every corner from late May, cheapest at the end of June when the main varieties come in together.

• Festival

  Dragon boat month

  25. Mai – 25. Juni · meistSportevent

  The delta villages dig their long boats out of the creek mud in early summer and spend weeks visiting each other before the race day itself. Liede, Shawan and the tributaries are where it happens, not the tourist waterfront. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Canton Fair, spring session (15. Apr. – 5. Mai)

Ruhig – Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, einer der Monate mit dem schlechtesten Wetter

Im Juni beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Lychee season (20. Mai – 20. Juli (meist)), Dragon boat month (25. Mai – 25. Juni (meist))

Viel los – Summer break in Volksrepublik China, Schulferien in 4 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Risiko

  Typhoon season

  1. Juli – 30. Sep. · meistSchließungen

  A typhoon signal eight closes offices, schools and the ferries to Hong Kong for the day, and September is the month it is most likely. It rarely takes more than a day out of a trip. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Lychee season (20. Mai – 20. Juli (meist))

Viel los – Summer break in Volksrepublik China, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

Im August beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Typhoon season (1. Juli – 30. Sep. (meist))

Viel los – Mid-Autumn Festival, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Feiertag

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  25. Sep.Lichter & FeuerVollFrüh buchen

  The Cantonese call it the Mooncake Festival and mean it: boxes stacked in every bakery for a fortnight, then lanterns in the parks on the night of the full moon. It is a mainland public holiday, so trains and rooms tighten around it. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Typhoon season (1. Juli – 30. Sep. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – National Day Golden Week, Canton Fair, autumn session

• Feiertag

  National Day Golden Week

  1.–7. Okt.VollFrüh buchen

  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. Quelle ↗

• Festival

  Canton Fair, autumn session

  15. Okt. – 4. Nov.Großes FestivalVollFrüh buchen

  The second session runs the same three phases across three weeks, and does the same thing to room rates. It overlaps the best weather of the year, which is exactly the problem. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Mid-Autumn Festival (25. Sep.)

Hochbetrieb – Canton Fair, autumn session, International Light Festival

• Festival

  International Light Festival

  10.–30. Nov. · meistLichter & FeuerVoll

  Eleven days of installations along the new axis at Huacheng Square and Haixinsha. Free, but the island venues run on timed entry booked through a mini-programme days ahead, and the nearby metro exits queue after dark. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Canton Fair, autumn session (15. Okt. – 4. Nov.)

Viel los – Guangzhou Marathon, Schulferien in 5 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Guangzhou Marathon

  20. Dez.SporteventVollSchließungen

  Thirty thousand runners along the Pearl River on a Sunday in December, which closes the riverside roads and both bridges near Canton Tower for the morning. Quelle ↗