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Climate and Weather
As neighboring the Yellow Sea, Qingdao city has a temperate monsoon climate with distinct marine features. All four seasons in Qingdao are mild without extreme cold or hot temperature; it is warm in winter and cool in summer. Generally the golden travel period is from the end of March to early November. The last ten days of August are the best times for seaside traveling due to the mild seawater temperature.
Qingdao temperature differences during a day are slight, and air is temperate and humid with abundant rainfall. Annual average temperature is 12.2 C, with rainfall about average of 775.6mm annually. The hottest season is in August with the average temperature of 25.1 C (77.2 F) and the coldest in January with the average temperature of 0.9 C below zero (30.4 F). Autumn and winter in Qingdao are windy, in winter the temperature drops below zero centigrade, although the sea does not freeze.
Local Festivals and Folk Custom
Qingdao International Beer Festival The Qingdao International Beer Festival started in 1991, it has been held 15 times, beginning the second weekend of August and lasting 16 days. During the festival, the whole city is in great revelry. Beer drinking competitions, parties, trade exhibitions and entertainments stimulate interest. Dozens of beer companies from all over the world join the festival. Beer products and cultures from Germany and Korea are introduced into China, and interaction which enriches the Chinese beer market and enhances the cooperation of Chinese and foreign beer companies. The festival promotes communication between Qingdao and people all over the world.
Apart from Qingdao International Beer Festival, the annual China International Electronics and Household Electrical Appliance Expo and Qingdao Ocean Festival China are another two major festivals in Qingdao.
Other Odds and Ends
Dialing Area Code: 0532
Post Code: 266000
Post Offices
Add: 79 Xianggangxilu, 8am-6pm
Add: 51 Zhongshanlu, 9am-6pm
Fire: 119
Police: 110
Ambulance: 120 Tourists complaint: 8591 2000 Taxi complaint: -8281 7777
Money
Bank of China
Add: Yuyuan Dasha, 75 Xianggangxilu, 24-hour ATM
Add: 66&68 Zhongshan Lu, 8am-5pm
Add: World Trade Centre, 6 Xianggangzhonglu, ATM and foreign-currency exchange
Universities
Qingdao University
Add: No. 308, Ningxia Road
Ocean University of China
Add: No. 5, Yushan Road, Qingdao
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