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Climate and Weather
Qufu has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinctive seasons. The weather in January is the coolest with an average temperature of -1.7 C. July is the hottest with an average temperature of 26.8 C.
 
Local Festivals and Folk Custom
 
Qufu International Confucius Cultural Festival of China
Qufu International Confucius Cultural Festival of China is held by the National Tourist Bureau and People's Government of Shandong Province during the birthday of Confucius from Sept. 26 to Oct. 10 every year. It has been held for 18 years successively. Accompanied with lots of economic, scientific, business, tourism and cultural activities, the festival features large-scale, high-tastes, strong self-participation. The festival is known acclaimed by the NTB as one of the most key tourist festival in China.
 
Large scale square "Confucius Apricot Altar Dream"
Visitors will get close to Confucius though watching this activity. "Confucius Apricot Altar Dream" was firstly performed at Apricot Altar Theatre on September 26th, 2001, the opening ceremony of Confucius International Culture Festival. From then on, this program is being performed from April 1 to October 31 every night.
 
Ceremony that open the city gate of Ming dynasty of Qufu
In the simple and honest music of the war drum, trombone, the city gate is opened slowly. Officers, gift of department, meet out from the city accompanied by maid of honor of the ancient costume, read out usher's word lordly. From every April to October and every Saturday morning, the ceremony has made visitors from far apart to watching the opening of the city gate specially in Qufu .
 
The Study Tour of Confucius Hometown
It is very attractive for tourists from home and abroad to study Chinese traditional culture in Confucius hometown. Students hold opening ceremony in front of Apricot Altar with ancient bachelor suit. They study Analects and learn Taiji, try Chinese calligraphy, painting, caving and even cooking. They have closing ceremony at Confucius tomb or Confucius birthplace.
 
New Year's Eve Tour in Confucius Hometown
On New Year's Eve, if come to the hometown of Confucius, you will have the most magnificent traditional Chinese spring festival with the local people. Participating in making dumpling, setting off fire works, sticking spring couple, watching the colorful lantern, are all very splendid.  
 
Other Odds and Ends
 
Phone Dialing Code: 0537
Postcode: 273100
Fire: 119
Police: 110
First-Aid Center: 120
 
Post Office: 8-1 Gulou Beijie, north of the Drum Tower
 
Qufu Tourist Bureau: 86-537-4486500 /4490799
 
People's Hospital:
Tel: 86-537-4412 440
Add: Tianguandijie Rd.
 
People's No. 2 Hospital:
Add: No. 7 Gulou Beijie
 
Money
Bank of China: No. 96 Dongmen Dajie. No ATM for foreign cards, but a foreign-exchange desk is available.

Universities
 
Qufu Normal University
Add: No. 57, Jingxuan Xilu, Qufu
 

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