Jinan Travel Tips

Important Numbers

  • China International Country Code Number: 0086
  • Check Telephone Number: 114
  • Weather Report: 12121, 96121
  • Fire: 119 Ambulance: 120 Police: 110
  • City Code: 0531
  • Zip Code: 271000
  • Jinan Tourist Complaint: 0531-87937762
  • Shandong Tourist complaint: 0531-82963423
  • Traffic Accident: 122

Post Office

  • Jinan City Post Office: No.162 Jinger Road, Shizhong District
  • Jinan City Post Office: No.528 Jingsi Road, Huaiyin District
  • Old Jinan Cultural Theme Post Office: No.91 Jingyi Road, Tianqiao District
  • Jiefangqiao Post Office: No.92-6 Lishan Road, Lixia District
  • Zhengxingjie Post Office: No.122 Zhengxing Street, Pingyin County

Hospitals

Jinan Central Hospital

Tel: 0531-85695114
Address: No.105 Jiefang Road, LIxia District

Jinan First People's Hospital

Tel: 0531-86091852, 0531-86920176
Address: No.132 Minghu Road, Lixia District

Jinan Third People's Hospital

Tel: 0531-88985434
Address: No.1 Wangsherenbei Road, Licheng District

Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University

Tel: 0531-87964990, 0531-87964989
Address: No.430 Jingshi Road, Huaiyin District

Qianfoshan Hospital

Address: 66 Jingshi Road

Universities and Colleges

  • Shandong Normal University
  • Shandong University
  • University of Jinan
  • Qilu Normal University
  • Qilu University of Technology
  • Shandong Architectural Institute
  • Shandong College of Electronic Technology
  • Shandong Jiaotong University
  • Shangdong Polytechnic
  • Shandong Sport University
  • Shandong University of Art and Design
  • Shandong University of Arts
  • Shandong University of Finance and Economics
  • Shandong University of Science and Technology
  • Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Shandong Women's University

Customs and Taboos

Yongchang Street in Jinan has a long history of barbecue, and it is one of the main hubs of nightlife in Jinan. The vendors and sellers here are all Muslims who believe in Islam. So if you pay a visit here, please take care of your sayings and food you take with you. For male visitors, you could not smoke any more when you get into the mosque.

Please do not talk loudly, walk randomly and touch things casually while visiting temples. If you happen to meet some some Buddhist activities, just watch silently or leave. Meanwhile, if you take children with you, please take care of them and guide them to behave well.

Safety

Please keep your belongs in your sight, especially in crowded places.

Getting out at night during your visiting here, you had better go with others in case of being lost. If you hang out alone, take a hotel card from the reception is helpful.

Best Time to Visit

Autumn is the best time to visit Jinan, because it is the best season for abundant spring water. It is the time that the Red Leaves Canyon welcomes the most amazing view.

Others

When it hits hot weather, please do not drink spring water randomly because those springs are not with disinfection treatment, together with the high temperature, there may exceeding microorganism.

Recently, more rainfall occurs in Jinan. Due to various reasons, the city low-lying areas are vulnerable to flood, so do not take shelter from rain in those places.

There are lots of cultural relics and sites, please consciously care for them.

The area of Jinan city proper is not so large, and basically it takes Quancheng Square as the center, so as long as you live in the city center, it is quite convenient for you to reach tourist sites. The farthest one is Qianfo Mountain, but it is only 10 miles away downtown.