Qué hay en Kasgar, 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

• Norma

  Clocks run on two times at once

  1 Ene – 31 Dic

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Spring Festival

  15–23 FebAño Nuevo LunarMucha genteCierresReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

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

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Spring Festival (15–23 Feb)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Temporada

  Floating dust season

  1 Mar – 31 May · normalmenteRiesgo

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic)

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Apertura

  Khunjerab Pass season

  1 Abr – 30 Nov · normalmenteTemporada de senderosCierresReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Floating dust season (1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — May Day holiday, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• 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 ↗

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Floating dust season (1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en República Popular China, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Peak summer heat

  1 Jul – 20 Ago · normalmenteCalor extremo

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break en República Popular China, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Melon and grape season

  1 Ago – 30 Sep · normalmenteCosecha

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Peak summer heat (1 Jul – 20 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Melon and grape season (1 Ago – 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 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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Khunjerab Pass season (1 Abr – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Clocks run on two times at once (1 Ene – 31 Dic)