Qué hay en Chengdu (Sichuan), República Popular China, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter break (around Chinese New Year) en República Popular China, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Spring Festival

  15–23 FebAño Nuevo LunarCierresMucha gente

  Nine days in 2026, the longest run yet. The Wuhou Shrine temple fair fills with lanterns, small restaurants shut for a week, and every train out of the city is booked. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Winter smog (15 Nov – 28 Feb)

Máxima afluencia — Spring Festival, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) en República Popular China

• Naturaleza

  Rapeseed fields

  20 Feb – 25 Mar · normalmenteFlores silvestres

  The plain west of the city goes yellow for a few weeks before the tea hills do anything, and the villages around Chongzhou and Xinjin run buses out to it at weekends.

Sigue en marcha: Spring Festival (15–23 Feb), Winter smog (15 Nov – 28 Feb)

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Naturaleza

  Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou

  25 Mar – 5 May · normalmenteFlores silvestres

  Danjing Mountain in Pengzhou, about an hour north of Chengdu, holds one of China's three big peony fairs each spring: early flowers from late March, the main bloom through April and a late flush on higher ground into early May. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Rapeseed fields (20 Feb – 25 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Dujiangyan Water Release Festival, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Dujiangyan Water Release Festival

  4–5 AbrGran festivalMucha gente

  At Qingming, in the Dujiangyan scenic area an hour from Chengdu, workers cut the timber barriers to send the Min River onto the plain, a spring-planting rite honouring the weir's builder Li Bing. The holiday crowds are heavy. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou (25 Mar – 5 May (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — May Day holiday, Dragon boat races at Xinjin

• Festivo

  May Day holiday

  1–5 MaySemana DoradaMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Dragon boat races at Xinjin

  28 May – 25 Jun · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha gente

  For the Dragon Boat Festival, the Nan River in Xinjin district, south-west of the centre, hosts the Tianfu regatta with crews from across China and a riverside fair; the holiday also fills scenic spots around the city. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou (25 Mar – 5 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — Dragon boat races at Xinjin, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Dragon boat races at Xinjin (28 May – 25 Jun (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Panda cub season, Summer break en República Popular China

• Naturaleza

  Panda cub season

  15 Jul – 30 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de faunaMucha gente

  Most cubs are born in the second half of summer, and the nursery is the one part of the breeding base with a queue. Go at opening; the animals sleep through the afternoon heat. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Panda cub season, Summer break en República Popular China

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Panda cub season (15 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Panda cub season, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Panda cub season (15 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — National Day Golden Week, National Day Golden Week en República Popular China

• Festivo

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 OctMucha genteReserva pronto

  Seven days with the whole country travelling. Chengdu is the staging post for Jiuzhaigou and the Tibetan highway, and both the airport and the buses west are at capacity. Fuente ↗

Temporada media — un mes normal

• Riesgo

  Winter smog

  15 Nov – 28 Feb

  The basin holds its own air all winter under an inversion. It is not the cold that decides whether a day outside is pleasant here, it is what the reading says that morning. Fuente ↗

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Winter smog (15 Nov – 28 Feb)