Weifang Travel Tips
Useful Telephone Numbers
- City Code: 0536
- Zip code: 261000
- Fire: 119 Ambulance: 120 Police: 110
- Tourist Complaints: 0536-8220405
- Taxi Complaints: 0536-963369
- Weather Forecast: 12121
- Zip Code Inquiry: 184
- Bank of China: 0536-8216666
Post Office
- Kuiwen Post Office: No.88 Minshengdong Street, Kuiwen District
- Fushou East Street Post Office: No.108, East Street
- Beihailu Post Office: No.1551, Longquan Street, Fangzi District
- Hanting Post Office: No.358 Minzhu Street
- Hepinglu Post Office: No.4687 Heping Road, Weicheng District
Foreign Exchange
In Weifang, there are many branches of the Bank of China which are convenient for people to exchange foreign currency.
About Kite Flying
Weifang is renowned for kite flying so that to fly kites is a must for most people who travel there. We would like to give some advance that might be useful for those who travel there. First, to choose a suitable place to fly kites is quite important, you could go to some available places like parks, riverside, seaside, etc.
You had better wear gloves while go kite flying because kite lines might let you get injured. Also, there are diverse sizes and types of kites so that you might need some help while enjoying, so you had better go with someone else. If not, you had better to choose suitable size or types of kites while shopping.
If your lines of kites are broken, please do not litter them casually because they might be dangerous for those walkers or cyclists, and it is not environmentally friendly as well.
Some Tips of Helping Kites Buying
First, choose the styles as you like. Then, see if they are well jointed and check their appearance if they are damaged or not. Third, look at the wings if the supporting sticks are well symmetrical. Next, choose those thin, light and evenly kites lines. Generally, you could choose linen or nylon thread, and pick suitable thickness of lines according to the wind force and the kite types.
Transportation
Generally, buses in Weifang work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., charging 1 to 2 yuan. Most of them are conductorless buses so that you’d better prepare some changes in advance if you plan to take buses. There are over 30 bus lines while could reach many tourist sites.
The Weifang starting taxi fare is 6 yuan / 3 km, and 1.6 yuan per kilometer exceeding 3 km. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. next day, the meter automatically charged 20% of the fare
Food
There are lots of sorts of seafood in Weifang, so that pay much attention to your food choices if you are allergic to seafood.
Safety
Please keep your belongs in sight all the time, especially when you are in some places that are with a number of people, such places like train station, stop station, etc.
