Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Peking, Volksrepubliek China

Druk — Winter break (around Chinese New Year) in Volksrepubliek China, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Real-name timed tickets

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  The Palace Museum, the Summer Palace and the ticketed Great Wall sections all sell capped time slots against a passport number, released about a week ahead and gone in minutes around the holidays. The Palace Museum also shuts on Mondays. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Spring Festival travel rush

  2 feb – 14 mrtChinees nieuwjaarDrukSluitingen

  Forty days around the lunar new year and the largest annual movement of people anywhere. Trains and flights sell out weeks ahead and the city itself goes quiet. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Heating season (15 nov – 15 mrt), Winter smog days (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Skating on Houhai (20 dec – 15 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Spring Festival travel rush, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) in Volksrepubliek China

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Spring Festival travel rush (2 feb – 14 mrt), Heating season (15 nov – 15 mrt), Winter smog days (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Skating on Houhai (20 dec – 15 feb (meestal))

Druk — Spring Festival travel rush, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Sandstorm season

  1 mrt – 15 mei · meestalStofseizoen

  Dust off the Mongolian plateau reaches the city several times each spring, turning the sky yellow and pushing the air readings off the usual scale for a day or two. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Spring blossom

  25 mrt – 20 apr · meestalKersenbloesem

  Cherry at Yuyuantan and crab apple in the temple courtyards for about three weeks, in the short window between the sandstorms and the heat.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Spring Festival travel rush (2 feb – 14 mrt), Heating season (15 nov – 15 mrt)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Sandstorm season (1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)), Spring blossom (25 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Labour Day holiday, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Labour Day holiday

  1–5 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  The year's second mass-travel week after Spring Festival: domestic tourists fill the Wall, the Forbidden City sells out its cap for days, and train tickets go the hour they release. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Sandstorm season (1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Summer break in Volksrepubliek China, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Summer rains

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalMoessonRisico

  Most of the year's rain falls in these two months, in heavy short storms that flood underpasses and clear the air for a day afterwards.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Summer break in Volksrepubliek China, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer rains (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — National Day Golden Week, Fragrant Hills red leaves

• Feestdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  The whole country travels for a week from 1 October. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City and every train seat are spoken for, and the autumn light is genuinely good. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Fragrant Hills red leaves

  15 okt – 10 nov · meestalHerfstkleurenDruk

  The smoke trees on the hills west of the city turn from around the third week of October; weekend visitor numbers are published and the park caps entry.

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Fragrant Hills red leaves

• Regel

  Heating season

  15 nov – 15 mrtRisico

  Central heating is switched on across the city on 15 November and off on 15 March by regulation. Flats are warm; the air outside is at its worst of the year. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Winter smog days

  15 nov – 28 feb · meestal

  The heating season and a still, cold high can pin a grey lid over the city for days; it is far better than it was a decade ago, but the bad spells still come in runs of three or four days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Fragrant Hills red leaves (15 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Skating on Houhai

  20 dec – 15 feb · meestalIJsseizoen

  Once the lake ice is thick enough the city opens rinks on Houhai and Shichahai, with hired chair-sledges and no pretence of elegance. It is the one winter thing Beijingers actually queue for. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Real-name timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Heating season (15 nov – 15 mrt), Winter smog days (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))