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
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