an eventful period (/year); a period crowded with incidents; a year of many troubles; a year packed with events; troubled times ? 那個～終于過去了，人人都松了一口氣。The troubled times were over at last and everybody could now have a breathing spell.
多事之秋
an eventful time; troubled times; a period (year,etc)of trouble
多事之秋duō shì zhī qiū
秋：年歲，時候。比喻國家不安定。troubled times, an eventful period or year, a year of many troubles, a year packed with events, a period of trouble