Taiyuan Travel Tips

Climate and Weather

Taiyuan has a temperate inland climate, that is somewhat offset by occasional monsoon weather. The annual average temperature is 9.3℃, with dry and cold winters and sweltering dry summers. Spring and summer are often blindingly bright, so sunglasses and a hat are recommended to fight radiation. Generally speaking the best time to visit is between May and October, if you do not mind the heat.

Local Festivals and Folk Custom

Shanxi Taiyuan International Folk Arts Festival
Initiated in 1991, the festival is held annually in September, and every other year in Taiyuan. Groups from Russia, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Inner Mongolia attend the festival and perform for audiences. Within the festival, an exhibition of fine arts, painting, paper-cutting, sculpture, drama, acrobatic and the culture of costume will open your eyes to a wealth of international folk culture.

Other Odds and Ends

Phone Dialing Code: 0351

Postcode: 030000

Emergency Call
Fire: 119
Police: 110
Ambulance: 120

Weather Forecast: 121

Consumers' Complaint: 12315

CAAC Ticket Center: 86-351-96566

Post Office
Yingze Jie Post Office: No. 213, Yingze Dajie, Taiyuan
Yingze Branch of China Post Office: No. 66, Yingze Xi Dajie, Taiyuan, Shanxi

Universities
Shanxi University
Tel: 86-351-7010255
Web: http://www.sxu.edu.cn/
Add: No.92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, China

Taiyuan University of Technology
Add: No.79 West Yingze Street, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
Web: http://www.tyut.edu.cn

North University of China
Tel: 86-351-3922018
Add: No. 3Xueyuan Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030051, China