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Travel Tips in Xiamen
Climate and Weather Xiamen has a subtropical oceanic climate. From July to September the summer is warm with temperatures reaching 37'C. Winter is cool with average temperature around 11'C. The best season for visiting Xiamen is from May to July. Local Festivals and Folk Custom Moon-cake Gambling On the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar is one of the Chinese traditional festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival. For centuries, the Mid-Autumn Festival represents family reunions, big feasts and enjoyment of a beautiful full moon. But for people in Xiamen, they has special activity known as "Moon-cake Gambling" to celebrate the festival. Although it named "gambling", it is definitely legal. Because the stakes among the locals are moon-cakes and that is how this unique celebrating activity has got its Chinese name "Bo Bing". It is played only around the Mid-Autumn Festival among troops under the approval of General Zheng. As a game well combining culture, folk custom and recreation, moon cake gambling soon got popular. "Bo Bing" has become a popular traditional activity among local people. On every Mid-Autumn Festival, family members gather to gamble moon-cakes, deep in arguments about who will be the winner. Change of prize has made the game even popular among younger generations. When walking along streets in this tiny island during this time, you will hear the pleasant silvery sound of the dice rolling. Cheers of winning or loss are everywhere. Other Odds and Ends Phone Dialing Code: 0592 Postcode: 361000 Fire: 119 Police: 110 Traffic alarm: 122 Local telephone inquiry station: 114 Emergency center: 120 Tourist complaint: 86-592-531 8985 Mayor hotline: 86-592-505 3333 Taxi complaint: 86-592-561 5610 Price supervision: 86-592-12358 Weather Forecast: 12121 Tourism Information Inquiry: 86-592-1858 Airport Information Desk: 86-592-602 8940 Service Hotline of Xiamen Airline Ticket Center: 86-592-222 6666 Passenger Transport Information Desk of Railway Station: 86-592-398 8666 Passenger Information Desk of Long-distance Bus Terminal:86-592-221 5238 Money Money exchange is offered in any one of the exchange counters of Bank of China in Ximen. The banks' services are considerate and all banks have Credit card: the use of credit card is prevalent. Credit Cards can be used at hotels, touring and shopping places. However, you should check in advance the type of your cards. Bank of China: 10 Zhongshan Lu. Near the Lujiang Hotel by the waterfront. Universities Xiamen University Location: No.422, Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian Tel: 86-592-218 5102 Postcode: 361005 http://www.xmu.edu.cn Jimei university Location: Jimei District Tel: 86-592-618 0880 Postcode: 361021

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