The holiday is over, and Saturday 10 October is a working day
The National Day holiday (国庆节) ran from 1 to 7 October. To make up the lost working days, the State Council made Saturday 10 October an ordinary working day. For most people in China, the first weekend after the holiday is Sunday 11 October and nothing more.
No count of holiday visitors had been published by the evening of 7 October: Deqing News (德清新闻网), the county paper, posted nothing new on its listings between 30 September and 7 October.
What this means for a visitor: plan Saturday 10 October as a weekday. Book a Sunday 11 October room or train the way you would book any weekend. Our National Day page has the rest of the autumn calendar.
Source: 国务院办公厅 (General Office of the State Council), notice 国办发明电〔2025〕7号, 4 November 2025, tier 1. https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/2025/issue_12406/202511/content_7048922.html
Mounted police in the forest, and a warning about undeveloped paths
Deqing News reported on 30 September that the county police’s Moganshan mounted unit (莫干山骑警队) would patrol the forest on horseback through the holiday. Moganshan town covers about 190 km², of which about 170 km² is forest, and many of the paths are too narrow for a vehicle. The riders help walkers who are lost or hurt. They also stop people heading onto undeveloped paths (野路) and remind them about fire risk. The paper says the unit rides on public holidays, alongside patrols on foot, by car and by drone.
What this means for a visitor: on a holiday, keep to the built stone paths. Head down an undeveloped track and expect to be turned back. If someone in your group is lost or hurt in the forest, a rider can reach places a vehicle cannot. Our hiking guide explains how the stone paths work and where to get a route.
Source: 德清新闻网 (Deqing News), 30 September 2026, tier 2. https://dqnews.zjol.com.cn/dqnews/system/2026/09/30/035303880.shtml
Two race weekends are next on the calendar
After the holiday, the next big dates on the mountain’s calendar are two races. The Kailas Moganshan Skyrace (凯乐石莫干山跑山赛) runs from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October, based at Yucun (庾村). Its courses run from a 10 km youth race to 100 km. Entries are closed, and so is a later supplementary round. The Spartan Race at Moganshan (斯巴达勇士赛莫干山站) follows on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, with entries open until 23:59 on 31 October. Both dates were checked again on the organisers’ pages on 7 October. The news page carries the details: the Skyrace and the Spartan Race.
What this means for a visitor: for a quiet walk before winter, avoid those two weekends. If you are racing, or staying near Yucun on either weekend, book the room now.
Source: 朗途体育 (Letour Sports), event page, read 7 October 2026, tier 3. https://moganshan.saihuitong.com/events?mid=72300
Source: 最酷 (Zuicool), registration page, read 7 October 2026, tier 3. https://reg.zuicool.com/11858
The pool garden at Fotang is still on trial
“Tiankeng Mijing” (天坑秘境), the week’s one opening, is a pool garden with a Southeast Asian theme, built in a disused village power station and kindergarten at Fotang village (佛堂村), in Moganshan town. It was reported here on 1 October. Its first phase covers about 9 mu, roughly 0.6 hectares, and it’s trading on a trial basis. The operator plans a second phase next year with rafting. No report gives its hours or its price, and nothing since has said the trial has ended.
What this means for a visitor: check that it is open, and what it charges, before you drive out. The first report has the rest.
Source: 德清新闻网 (Deqing News), 30 September 2026, tier 2. https://dqnews.zjol.com.cn/dqnews/system/2026/09/30/035303876.shtml
Still no opening date for the railway
The Hangzhou to Deqing railway (杭德市域铁路), the line that will run through onto Hangzhou Metro Line 10, had no news this week. Trains have run without passengers since 1 September, and the target is still “the end of the year”. No opening date and no fare have been announced. The news page reported the trial runs on 7 September.
What this means for a visitor: nothing changes about how you reach Deqing this month. Plan on the high speed train to Deqing station, as in our guide to getting here.
Source: 浙江交通之声 (FM93 Zhejiang Traffic Radio), carried by 德清新闻网 (Deqing News), 29 September 2026, tier 2. https://dqnews.zjol.com.cn/dqnews/system/2026/09/29/035303205.shtml
Sources
- 国务院办公厅 (General Office of the State Council, in the State Council gazette), , tier 1, source of record. Read the original
- 德清新闻网 (Deqing News, reporter Shen Yebing), , tier 2, dated regional or trade press. Read the original
- 朗途体育 (Letour Sports, the Kailas Moganshan Skyrace organiser), , tier 3, reported. Read the original
- 最酷 (Zuicool, the Spartan Race registration platform), , tier 3, reported. Read the original
- 德清新闻网 (Deqing News, reporter Chen Mingyue), , tier 2, dated regional or trade press. Read the original
- 浙江交通之声 (FM93 Zhejiang Traffic Radio, carried by Deqing News), , tier 2, dated regional or trade press. Read the original
Tiers follow the site's source rules: the county portal, the scenic area's own channel and the statistics bureaus are the record; regional and trade press are dated fact; anything promotional is a tip until confirmed.
Last checked 8 October 2026 by Cyril Drouin. Prices, timetables and entry rules on this mountain move without notice, so confirm anything you are booking around.