Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Guangzhou, Volksrepubliek China

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) in Volksrepubliek China

• Festival

  Spring Festival flower markets

  10–17 febChinees nieuwjaarDruk

  Eleven street markets across the districts sell peach branches, kumquats and narcissus in the last days before the new year, trading until the small hours of new year's eve. Walking the flower street is the local ritual, not the shopping. Bron ↗

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

• Seizoen

  Hui Nan Tian, the damp return

  15 feb – 10 apr · meestalMistseizoenRisico

  Warm sea air meeting surfaces still cold from winter puts a film of water on floors, walls and mirrors for days at a time. Laundry will not dry, marble lobbies turn slippery and hotels run dehumidifiers. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring Festival flower markets (10–17 feb)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hui Nan Tian, the damp return (15 feb – 10 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Qingming grave-sweeping holiday, Canton Fair, spring session

• Feestdag

  Qingming grave-sweeping holiday

  3–7 apr · meestalNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Three days off in early April with the whole delta on the road to the ancestral villages. The Baiyun cemeteries queue from dawn and intercity trains out of Guangzhou sell out a fortnight ahead. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Canton Fair, spring session

  15 apr – 5 meiGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Three five-day phases of the world's largest trade fair, and the reason a hotel room in Guangzhou can cost four times its usual rate in late April. Book beds and taxis well before, or come in a different month. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hui Nan Tian, the damp return (15 feb – 10 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Canton Fair, spring session, May Day holiday

• 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 ↗

• Natuur

  Lychee season

  20 mei – 20 jul · meestalOogsttijd

  The Pearl River delta is the lychee heartland and the fruit is sold by the branch on every corner from late May, cheapest at the end of June when the main varieties come in together.

• Festival

  Dragon boat month

  25 mei – 25 jun · meestalSportevenement

  The delta villages dig their long boats out of the creek mud in early summer and spend weeks visiting each other before the race day itself. Liede, Shawan and the tributaries are where it happens, not the tourist waterfront. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Canton Fair, spring session (15 apr – 5 mei)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lychee season (20 mei – 20 jul (meestal)), Dragon boat month (25 mei – 25 jun (meestal))

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

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 jul – 30 sep · meestalSluitingen

  A typhoon signal eight closes offices, schools and the ferries to Hong Kong for the day, and September is the month it is most likely. It rarely takes more than a day out of a trip. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Lychee season (20 mei – 20 jul (meestal))

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: Typhoon season (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Mid-Autumn Festival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  25 sepLicht & vuurDrukBoek vroeg

  The Cantonese call it the Mooncake Festival and mean it: boxes stacked in every bakery for a fortnight, then lanterns in the parks on the night of the full moon. It is a mainland public holiday, so trains and rooms tighten around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Typhoon season (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — National Day Golden Week, Canton Fair, autumn session

• Feestdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Canton Fair, autumn session

  15 okt – 4 novGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The second session runs the same three phases across three weeks, and does the same thing to room rates. It overlaps the best weather of the year, which is exactly the problem. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mid-Autumn Festival (25 sep)

Topdrukte — Canton Fair, autumn session, International Light Festival

• Festival

  International Light Festival

  10–30 nov · meestalLicht & vuurDruk

  Eleven days of installations along the new axis at Huacheng Square and Haixinsha. Free, but the island venues run on timed entry booked through a mini-programme days ahead, and the nearby metro exits queue after dark. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Canton Fair, autumn session (15 okt – 4 nov)

Druk — Guangzhou Marathon, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Guangzhou Marathon

  20 decSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  Thirty thousand runners along the Pearl River on a Sunday in December, which closes the riverside roads and both bridges near Canton Tower for the morning. Bron ↗