Hva som skjer i Hangzhou (West Lake), 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 nyttårMye folkStengningerBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

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

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Spring Festival (15.–23. feb)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Sesong

  Longjing tea picking

  20. mar – 20. apr · vanligvisInnhøsting

  The leaf picked before Qingming is the one that costs a fortune, and the hills at Meijiawu are full of pickers for a fortnight. Tea houses start pouring this year's crop in early April.

Travelt — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Longjing tea picking (20. mar – 20. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — May Day holiday, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• 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 ↗

Rolig — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Sesong

  Meiyu, the plum rains

  10. jun – 15. jul · vanligvisMonsunRisiko

  The front sits over the lower Yangtze for a month: warm, close, and wet in long grey stretches rather than storms. West Lake is at its emptiest and its most atmospheric.

• Natur

  Lotus on West Lake

  25. jun – 15. aug · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  The beds off the Su causeway are a summer-only sight and one of the classic ten views. Go at six in the morning; by ten it is heat, humidity and coach parties.

Travelt — Summer break i China, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Typhoon season

  15. jul – 30. sep · vanligvisStengninger

  Most summers one storm comes ashore on the Zhejiang coast close enough to matter. The airport cancels most flights, West Lake boats and scenic areas close, and high-speed trains through the delta run thin for a day. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Meiyu, the plum rains (10. jun – 15. jul (vanligvis)), Lotus on West Lake (25. jun – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i China, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Lotus on West Lake (25. jun – 15. aug (vanligvis)), Typhoon season (15. jul – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Qiantang tidal bore, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Qiantang tidal bore

  10. sep – 12. okt · vanligvisHøy vannføringMye folk

  The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October. Yanguan in Haining is the classic stand and the embankment is policed for a reason. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Osmanthus

  20. sep – 20. okt · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  Hangzhou's other autumn smell. Manjuelong village behind the lake is where people go to sit under the trees with tea while the flower drops into it.

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

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Qiantang tidal bore

• Helligdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1.–7. oktMye folkBestill tidlig

  West Lake takes several hundred thousand people a day in this week and the causeways are managed one-way. The bore peaks around the same time, which does not help. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Hangzhou Marathon

  28. okt – 10. nov · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folk

  Usually on the first Sunday of November, starting at Huanglong and finishing by the Olympic Sports Centre; the fun run ends beside West Lake, so lakeside roads close for the morning. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Qiantang tidal bore (10. sep – 12. okt (vanligvis)), Osmanthus (20. sep – 20. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Hangzhou Marathon

• Natur

  Maples and ginkgo turn

  15. nov – 12. des · vanligvisHøstfarger

  The city turns late: ginkgo along the lake avenues goes gold around the end of November, and the red maples at Taiziwan and Jiuxi usually peak into early December, well after the northern cities are bare. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hangzhou Marathon (28. okt – 10. nov (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Maples and ginkgo turn (15. nov – 12. des (vanligvis))