Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Hangzhou (West Lake), 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 nieuwjaarDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  China's week-long national holiday for the Lunar New Year. In the weeks around it trains and flights sell out as people travel home, and many small shops and restaurants close for several days; book transport early. Bron ↗

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)

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

• Seizoen

  Longjing tea picking

  20 mrt – 20 apr · meestalOogsttijd

  The leaf picked before Qingming is the one that costs a fortune, and the hills at Meijiawu are full of pickers for a fortnight. Tea houses start pouring this year's crop in early April.

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: Longjing tea picking (20 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

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 ↗

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

• Seizoen

  Meiyu, the plum rains

  10 jun – 15 jul · meestalMoessonRisico

  The front sits over the lower Yangtze for a month: warm, close, and wet in long grey stretches rather than storms. West Lake is at its emptiest and its most atmospheric.

• Natuur

  Lotus on West Lake

  25 jun – 15 aug · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The beds off the Su causeway are a summer-only sight and one of the classic ten views. Go at six in the morning; by ten it is heat, humidity and coach parties.

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

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  15 jul – 30 sep · meestalSluitingen

  Most summers one storm comes ashore on the Zhejiang coast close enough to matter. The airport cancels most flights, West Lake boats and scenic areas close, and high-speed trains through the delta run thin for a day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Meiyu, the plum rains (10 jun – 15 jul (meestal)), Lotus on West Lake (25 jun – 15 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: Lotus on West Lake (25 jun – 15 aug (meestal)), Typhoon season (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Qiantang tidal bore, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Qiantang tidal bore

  10 sep – 12 okt · meestalHoogwaterDruk

  The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October. Yanguan in Haining is the classic stand and the embankment is policed for a reason. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Osmanthus

  20 sep – 20 okt · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  Hangzhou's other autumn smell. Manjuelong village behind the lake is where people go to sit under the trees with tea while the flower drops into it.

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

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Qiantang tidal bore

• Feestdag

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  West Lake takes several hundred thousand people a day in this week and the causeways are managed one-way. The bore peaks around the same time, which does not help. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Hangzhou Marathon

  28 okt – 10 nov · meestalSportevenementDruk

  Usually on the first Sunday of November, starting at Huanglong and finishing by the Olympic Sports Centre; the fun run ends beside West Lake, so lakeside roads close for the morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Qiantang tidal bore (10 sep – 12 okt (meestal)), Osmanthus (20 sep – 20 okt (meestal))

Druk — Hangzhou Marathon

• Natuur

  Maples and ginkgo turn

  15 nov – 12 dec · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The city turns late: ginkgo along the lake avenues goes gold around the end of November, and the red maples at Taiziwan and Jiuxi usually peak into early December, well after the northern cities are bare. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hangzhou Marathon (28 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

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

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Maples and ginkgo turn (15 nov – 12 dec (meestal))