På gång i Guangzhou, China under året

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) i China

• Festival

  Spring Festival flower markets

  10–17 febKinesiskt nyårTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Spring Festival flower markets, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) i China

• Säsong

  Hui Nan Tian, the damp return

  15 feb – 10 apr · vanligtvisDimsäsongRisk

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Spring Festival flower markets (10–17 feb)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Hui Nan Tian, the damp return (15 feb – 10 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Qingming grave-sweeping holiday, Canton Fair, spring session

• Helg

  Qingming grave-sweeping holiday

  3–7 apr · vanligtvisNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Canton Fair, spring session

  15 apr – 5 majStor festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hui Nan Tian, the damp return (15 feb – 10 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Canton Fair, spring session, May Day holiday

• Helg

  May Day holiday

  1–5 majGolden WeekTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Natur

  Lychee season

  20 maj – 20 jul · vanligtvisSkörd

  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 maj – 25 jun · vanligtvisSportevenemang

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Canton Fair, spring session (15 apr – 5 maj)

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Lychee season (20 maj – 20 jul (vanligtvis)), Dragon boat month (25 maj – 25 jun (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer break i China, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Typhoon season

  1 jul – 30 sep · vanligtvisStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lychee season (20 maj – 20 jul (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer break i China, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Typhoon season (1 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Mid-Autumn Festival, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  25 sepLjus & eldTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Typhoon season (1 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — National Day Golden Week, Canton Fair, autumn session

• Helg

  National Day Golden Week

  1–7 oktTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Canton Fair, autumn session

  15 okt – 4 novStor festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Mid-Autumn Festival (25 sep)

Mest folk — Canton Fair, autumn session, International Light Festival

• Festival

  International Light Festival

  10–30 nov · vanligtvisLjus & eldTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Canton Fair, autumn session (15 okt – 4 nov)

Mycket folk — Guangzhou Marathon, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Guangzhou Marathon

  20 decSportevenemangTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗