Urumqi Travel Tips
Urumqi city lies in the shadow of the lofty ice-capped Bogda Peak with vast Salt Lake to the east, rolling pine-covered Southern Hill to the south, and alternating fields and sand dunes of Zunggar Basin to the northwest. With shorter spring and autumn but longer winter and summer, May to October is the golden season for travel, when flowers are in full bloom and the fruits, like melons and grape, are ripe with fragrance. The 2 hours' time difference between Xinjiang and Beijing lead to local working time starting from 9:30 or 10:00. The temperature varies widely between day and night. Considering this, you're advised to set out on your travels around noon each day. Here lists travel tips about Urumqi.Toilet facilities:
Using toilets in the downtown area of Urumqi costs about 1 Yuan.
Post office:
Yangzijiang Lu Branch (city center): 4, Yangzijiang Lu
Jie Fang Bei Lu Branch (city center): 61, Jiefang Bei Lu
Beijing Lu Branch (south suburb): 5, Henan Xi Lu
Money & Bank
Urumqi Branch of Bank of China offers currency exchange service. Address: 343, Jiefang Nan Lu.
Urumqi No. 1 People's Hospital
Address: 91, Jiankang Lu
Shi You Yi Hospital
Address: 22, Shengli Lu
Emergency Numbers
Fire: 119
Traffic: 122
Ambulance: 120
Police: 110
Useful Numbers
First Aid Center: 2833000
Zip code inquiring: 184
Phone number inquiring: 114
Tourist complaint: 2831902
Famous university:
Xinjiang University: 14, Shengli Lu
Important Notes for you traveling in Urumqi
1. Do not shake water off your wet hands in public.
2. Do not irritate Muslims by eating pork and by speaking about pigs in their presence.
3. Respect the customs and habits of ethnic minorities.
4. Protect yourselves against the elements in all seasons. Be careful about your drinking water. Boil it first.
5. You will come upon spectacular scenery, so do bring your photographic equipment along.
7. Though the 'clock time' in Xinjiang is just the same as the rest of the country, in fact there is a two hour difference in longitude between Urumqi and Beijing. For this reason the daily working hours are: 10:00 - 14:00, 15:30 - 19:30
While traveling there, you should modify you rest and dining times to be two hours later than if you were in a city in Middle China, otherwise you might feel out of step with local life. But don't forget that bus, train and flights all adopt Beijing Time. If you booked a flight to arrive or depart the city at around 08:00, then you may find it is quite dark at that time. Please keep this in mind when making reservations.
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