Hva som skjer i Chengdu (Sichuan), China gjennom året

Travelt — Winter break (around Chinese New Year) i China, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Spring Festival

  15.–23. febKinesisk nyttårStengningerMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Winter smog (15. nov – 28. feb)

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

• Natur

  Rapeseed fields

  20. feb – 25. mar · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  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.

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

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou

  25. mar – 5. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rapeseed fields (20. feb – 25. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Dujiangyan Water Release Festival, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Dujiangyan Water Release Festival

  4.–5. aprStor festivalMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou (25. mar – 5. mai (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — May Day holiday, Dragon boat races at Xinjin

• Helligdag

  May Day holiday

  1.–5. maiGolden WeekMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

• Festival

  Dragon boat races at Xinjin

  28. mai – 25. jun · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou (25. mar – 5. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Dragon boat races at Xinjin, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Dragon boat races at Xinjin (28. mai – 25. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Panda cub season, Summer break i China

• Natur

  Panda cub season

  15. jul – 30. sep · vanligvisDyrelivssesongMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Panda cub season, Summer break i China

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Panda cub season (15. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Panda cub season, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Panda cub season (15. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

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

• Helligdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1.–7. oktMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

• Fare

  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. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Winter smog (15. nov – 28. feb)