På gång i Kashgar, China under året

Mycket folk — Winter break (around Chinese New Year) i China, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Regel

  Clocks run on two times at once

  1 jan – 31 dec

  Officially everything is Beijing time, two hours ahead of the sun here. In practice shops, buses and meals run on unofficial local time — always ask which one a departure or an opening hour means. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Spring Festival

  15–23 febKinesiskt nyårTrångtStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Spring Festival (15–23 feb)

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

• Säsong

  Floating dust season

  1 mar – 31 maj · vanligtvisRisk

  Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis. On the worst days the sky is a flat beige and the mountains on the Karakoram road simply are not there.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Öppning

  Khunjerab Pass season

  1 apr – 30 nov · vanligtvisLedsäsongStängningarBoka tidigt

  The crossing to Pakistan over the Karakoram Highway runs from about April to the end of the year for light vehicles and May to November for freight, but snow closes it early or late without warning. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Floating dust season (1 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — May Day holiday, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• 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 ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Floating dust season (1 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis)), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

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

• Säsong

  Peak summer heat

  1 jul – 20 aug · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  The oasis follows the desert. Everything worth doing happens before ten and after seven, and the middle of the day belongs to the shaded courtyards and the tea houses.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

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

• Säsong

  Melon and grape season

  1 aug – 30 sep · vanligtvisSkörd

  Late summer is what the irrigation is for: melons stacked on handcarts, figs, pomegranates and grapes drying in the ventilated brick sheds outside town. The bazaars are at their best.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Peak summer heat (1 jul – 20 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Melon and grape season (1 aug – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — National Day Golden Week, National Day Golden Week i China

• 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 ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec), Khunjerab Pass season (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Clocks run on two times at once (1 jan – 31 dec)