Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Chongqing, 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 nieuwjaarSluitingenDrukBoek vroeg

  The city empties as workers go home, half the hotpot rooms shut for a week, then it fills again with returning families and their relatives. Seats in and out are the hardest of the year to get in either direction. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fog season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))

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

• Natuur

  Rapeseed fields in flower

  20 feb – 5 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The terraces in the counties outside the city turn yellow for a few weeks before the mist sets in for good, and it is the one time of year the hill country photographs well from a road. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring Festival (15–23 feb), Fog season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Three Gorges cruise season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Three Gorges cruise season

  15 mrt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  Chongqing is the upstream end of the Three Gorges boats and the season runs spring to late autumn. The reservoir sits low through the flood months and high in autumn, which changes what the gorges look like. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring Festival (15–23 feb), Rapeseed fields in flower (20 feb – 5 apr (meestal))

Druk — Three Gorges cruise season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rapeseed fields in flower (20 feb – 5 apr (meestal)), Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Three Gorges cruise season, Labour Day holiday

• Feestdag

  Labour Day holiday

  1–5 meiNationale feestdagDruk

  Hongya Dong and the Liziba monorail station draw domestic crowds all year and unmanageable ones over the May break; the queue for the cable car runs to hours. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal))

Druk — Three Gorges cruise season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Yangtze flood season

  15 jun – 5 sep · meestalSluitingen

  The summer rains upstream push the Yangtze and Jialing up their banks most years, and in a bad one the lower levels of Hongya Dong and the riverside walks go under for a week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Three Gorges cruise season, Summer break in Volksrepubliek China

• Risico

  Furnace summer

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalExtreme hitte

  One of the country's furnace cities: the mountains around the basin hold the heat in and it barely lets go after dark. Afternoons move underground into the metro, the malls and the cave restaurants. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal)), Yangtze flood season (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Three Gorges cruise season, Summer break in Volksrepubliek China

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal)), Yangtze flood season (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Furnace summer (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Three Gorges cruise season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal)), Yangtze flood season (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Three Gorges cruise season

• Feestdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  Seven days off and the whole country moving. Hongyadong and the Yangtze cable car queue for hours, the Three Gorges boats sell out weeks ahead, and hotel prices roughly double. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Fog season

  15 okt – 28 feb · meestal

  The basin traps low cloud against the two rivers for months and the towers across the Jialing disappear for days at a time. It is why the place is called the fog capital, and why the night views are a gamble.

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Three Gorges cruise season

• Natuur

  Wushan red leaves

  10 nov – 10 dec · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The slopes above the Wu Gorge downriver turn red through late November and the county runs a festival around it, with extra boats from the city. It is the stretch of the Three Gorges that repays the deck time. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Three Gorges cruise season (15 mrt – 15 nov (meestal)), Fog season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal))

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

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Fog season (15 okt – 28 feb (meestal)), Wushan red leaves (10 nov – 10 dec (meestal))