Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Guilin (Yangshuo), 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. Domestic tour groups take the river cruise and the terraces at once, family restaurants shut, and prices in Yangshuo double for the week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Li River at its lowest (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))

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

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring Festival (15–23 feb), Li River at its lowest (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))

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

• Feestdag

  Sanyuesan (Guangxi Third of March)

  17–20 aprGroot festivalDruk

  The third day of the third lunar month is a Guangxi-only public holiday built around Zhuang folk-song fairs. With a long weekend, Guilin, Yangshuo and the Longji terraces fill with visitors from across the region. Bron ↗

Druk — Sanyuesan (Guangxi Third of March), schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Longji terraces under water

  20 apr – 15 jun · meestalOogsttijd

  The terraces above Longsheng are flooded for rice planting and hold the sky for about six weeks. It is also the wettest stretch of the year, so the mirror comes with cloud.

Nog steeds bezig: Sanyuesan (Guangxi Third of March) (17–20 apr)

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

• 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 ↗

• Risico

  Li River flood closures

  15 mei – 31 jul · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  Heavy rain in the flood season, especially around the Dragon Boat Festival and when typhoon remnants arrive, pushes the Li River towards warning level; the maritime authority then halts every cruise and bamboo raft, sometimes for days. Keep a spare day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Longji terraces under water (20 apr – 15 jun (meestal))

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

• Festival

  Red Yao Clothes-Drying Festival

  28 jun – 5 aug · meestalGroot festival

  On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, the Red Yao villages of the Longji terraces, a day trip from Guilin, hang out their embroidered costumes, and the long-haired women of Huangluo gather by the stream to comb their hair together. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Longji terraces under water (20 apr – 15 jun (meestal)), Li River flood closures (15 mei – 31 jul (meestal))

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

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Li River flood closures (15 mei – 31 jul (meestal)), Red Yao Clothes-Drying Festival (28 jun – 5 aug (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: Red Yao Clothes-Drying Festival (28 jun – 5 aug (meestal))

Druk — Longji terraces turn gold, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Longji terraces turn gold

  20 sep – 15 okt · meestalOogsttijdDrukBoek vroeg

  One crop a year on slopes this steep, so the gold is a fortnight and no more. Ping'an and Jinkeng are booked out well before the National Day week lands in the middle of it.

• Natuur

  Osmanthus in flower

  20 sep – 20 okt · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The city is named after the tree and for a couple of weeks in autumn the whole centre smells of it. Locals time walks along the two rivers around it.

Topdrukte — Longji terraces turn gold, National Day Golden Week

• Feestdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  The Li River boats run at capacity and the terrace villages have nowhere left to sleep. If you can only come in October, come after the 8th. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Longji terraces turn gold (20 sep – 15 okt (meestal)), Osmanthus in flower (20 sep – 20 okt (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Li River at its lowest

  15 nov – 28 feb · meestalHoogwaterSluitingen

  The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run. The bamboo rafts and the karst are unaffected.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Li River at its lowest (15 nov – 28 feb (meestal))