Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Chengdu (Sichuan), Volksrepubliek China

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

• Feestdag

  Spring Festival

  15–23 febChinees nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog (15 nov – 28 feb)

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

• Natuur

  Rapeseed fields

  20 feb – 25 mrt · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring Festival (15–23 feb), Winter smog (15 nov – 28 feb)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou

  25 mrt – 5 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rapeseed fields (20 feb – 25 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Dujiangyan Water Release Festival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Dujiangyan Water Release Festival

  4–5 aprGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou (25 mrt – 5 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — May Day holiday, Dragon boat races at Xinjin

• Feestdag

  May Day holiday

  1–5 meiGolden WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dragon boat races at Xinjin

  28 mei – 25 jun · meestalSportevenementDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tianpeng Peony Fair in Pengzhou (25 mrt – 5 mei (meestal))

Druk — Dragon boat races at Xinjin, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Dragon boat races at Xinjin (28 mei – 25 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Panda cub season, Summer break in Volksrepubliek China

• Natuur

  Panda cub season

  15 jul – 30 sep · meestalDierenseizoenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Panda cub season, Summer break in Volksrepubliek China

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Panda cub season (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Panda cub season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Panda cub season (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — National Day Golden Week, National Day Golden Week in Volksrepubliek China

• Feestdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  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. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter smog (15 nov – 28 feb)