Hva som skjer i Kashgar, China gjennom året

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

• Regel

  Clocks run on two times at once

  1. jan – 31. des

  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. Kilde ↗

• 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: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Spring Festival (15.–23. feb)

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

• Sesong

  Floating dust season

  1. mar – 31. mai · vanligvisRisiko

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des)

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

• Åpning

  Khunjerab Pass season

  1. apr – 30. nov · vanligvisStisesongStengningerBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Floating dust season (1. mar – 31. mai (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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Floating dust season (1. mar – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis))

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

• Sesong

  Peak summer heat

  1. jul – 20. aug · vanligvisEkstrem varme

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis))

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

• Sesong

  Melon and grape season

  1. aug – 30. sep · vanligvisInnhøsting

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis)), Peak summer heat (1. jul – 20. aug (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis)), Melon and grape season (1. aug – 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 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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des), Khunjerab Pass season (1. apr – 30. nov (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Clocks run on two times at once (1. jan – 31. des)