Qiandongnan Travel Tips

To have a better travel experience in Qiandongnan, here are some useful Qiandongnan travel tips which may be helpful for your Qiandongnan tour.

Useful Numbers

• Fire: 119
• Police: 110
• Ambulance: 120
• Area Code: 0855
• Zip Code: 556000
• Weather Forecast: 12121
• Road Traffic Accident: 112
• Red Cross First Aid: 999
• Check Telephone Number: 114
• Tourist Complaint: 0855-8063303
• Tourist Inquiry: 0855-8062943
• Travel Bureau of Qiandongnan: 0855-8222547
• Railway Station Information Inquiry: 12306
• Civil Aviation Consulting Telephone: 0855-8238868
• Expressway Emergency Rescue: 12122
• Consumer Complaints Hotline: 12315
• Public Security Bureau: 0855-8512262

Best Time to Visit

Qiandongnan belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate, with no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, obvious rain season and much rainfall. Qiandongnan is suitable for tourism in four seasons. But tourists usually travel to Qiandongnan in spring, summer and autumn, when the temperature is higher than winter. It is notable that the rainy season in Kaili usually lasts for half a year. If you don't like there are too many rainy days, go to travel in autumn. In autumn, the rain doesn't fall as much as in summer, the temperature will not as low as in winter.  

Packing Tips

• The climate of Qiandongnan belongs to subtropical humid climate, with abundant precipitation, remember to bring umbrella and other rain gears.
• As Qiandongnan is in mountainous area, the temperature difference between morning and evening is relatively large, and it is cooler in the morning and evening. Coat is necessary when traveling. Besides, there are many mountain roads in the scenic area, please wear shoes that are convenient for walking. 
• Sunglasses and sun cream are necessary for the high altitude in this region and strong ultraviolet ray.

Other Tips

• Featured food is essential in every region. Due to moist climate as well as sour and spicy food in Qiandongnan, please be careful not to eat too much except the three meals of the day, so as not to cause discomfort.
• Qiandongnan is home to many ethnic minorities, please respect the customs and habits, life and belief of minorities.
• Most of the Miao people in Qiandongnan are good at drinking and hospitable, and most of the farmers can make their own sweet wine and white spirit(shochu), among which shochu is the most common. During the banquet, the host will tried to urge the guest to drink. If the guest does not drink or does not drink properly, the host will not be happy. So if you really can't drink, it's best to start by saying clearly and never to touch a drop.
• The ethnic crafts in Qiandongnan are extremely beautiful. There are Miao batik and Dong brocade, which were regarded as tributes as early as the song dynasty, as well as Miao and Dong embroidery, ethnic costumes and jewelry with distinctive characteristics. All have high artistic value and collection value.

Banks

There's no need to worry about finding a bank in Qiandongnan. Here below are some banks in Qiandongnan.

• Bank of China(Kaili Branch)中国银行
  Address: No.6, Shaoshan South Road, Kaili, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市韶山南路6号
  Tel: 0855-3898986
• Bank of China(Kaili Branch)中国银行
  Address: No.11, Beijing East Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市北京东路11号
  Tel: 0855-3898819
• Agricultural Bank of China中国农业银行
  Address: Shizi Street, Danjiang Town, Leishan County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州雷山县丹江镇十字街
  Tel: 0855-3331278/0855-3331280
• Postal Savings Bank of China中国邮政储蓄银行
  Address: No.1, Lusheng Road, Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village, Leishan County, Qiandongnan黔东南雷山县西江千户苗寨景区内芦笙路1号
  Tel: 0855-3348005
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China(Liping Branch)中国工商银行
  Address: No.55, Zuoping Street, Defeng Subdistrict, Liping County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州黎平县德凤街道左平街55号
  Tel: 0855-6221360
• China Construction Bank中国建设银行
  Address: No.3, Kaitai Road, Defeng Subdistrict, Liping County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州黎平县德凤街道开泰路3号
  Tel: 0855-6210867
• Agricultural Bank of China中国农业银行
  Address: No.88, Xinjian Road, Bingmei Town, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州从江县丙妹镇丙妹镇新建路88号
  Tel: 0855-6412273
• Postal Savings Bank of China中国邮政储蓄银行
  Address: Jiangdong Middle Road, Bingmei Town, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州从江县丙妹镇江东中路
  Tel: 0855-6417723
• China Construction Bank中国建设银行
  Address: No.28, Xinglong Street, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州榕江县兴隆街28号
  Tel: 0855-6622036/0855-6622464
• Agricultural Bank of China中国农业银行
  Address: No.2, Guzhou Middle Road, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州榕江县古州中路2号
  Tel: 0855-6622455
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China中国工商银行
  Address: No.28, Xinglong Street, Wuyang Town, Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州镇远县舞阳镇兴隆街28号
  Tel: 0855-8226288
• China Construction Bank中国建设银行
  Address: No.2, Ximen Street, Wuyang Town, Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州镇远县舞阳镇西门街2号
  Tel: 0855-5720236

Post Offices and Expresses

Usually only the county seats have the post offices and express services. If you need to send postcards, you can go to Congjiang county, Rongjiang county, Liping county, Kaili city and other county seats in Qiandongnan. The postal code in Qiandongnan is 556000.

• China Post office(Railway Station Branch)中国邮政
  Address: No.264, Qingjiang Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市清江路264号
  Tel: 13688550461
• China Post中国邮政
  Address: Xingzhou Street, Zhouxi Town, Kaili, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市舟溪镇兴舟街
• China Post中国邮政
  Address: No.15, Hongzhong Road, Xiasi Town, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市下司镇红中路15号
• Zhenyuan Express Mail Service(EMS)镇远邮政速递物流
  Address: Nearby Xinzhong Street, Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州镇远县新中街附近
  Tel: 11183
• Postal Savings Bank of China中国邮政储蓄银行
  Address: No.12, Kaitai Road, Liping County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州黎平县开泰路12号
• Postal Savings Bank of China中国邮政储蓄银行
  Address: No.31, Guzhou South Road, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州榕江县古州南路31号
  Tel: 0855-6622074/0855-6621848
• China Post中国邮政
  Address: Chengguan Town, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州榕江县城关镇
  Tel: 0855-6622074/0855-6623362
• STO Express申通快递
  Address: No.25, Xinjian Road, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州从江县新建路25号
  Tel: 95543
• ZTO Express中通快递
  Address: No.58, Jiangdong South Road, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州从江县江东南路58号
  Tel: 95311
• Yunda Express韵达快递
  Address: Lianhe Street, Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州镇远县联合街
  Tel: 95546

Hospitals

• People's Hospital of Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture黔东南州人民医院
  Address: No.31, Shaoshan South Road, Dashizi Subdistrict, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市大十字街道韶山南路31号
  Tel: 0855-8218790/0855-3860501
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州中医医院
  Address: No.24, Beijing East Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市北京东路24号
  Tel: 0855-8120120
• The First People's Hospital of Kaili City凯里市第一人民医院
  Address: No.28, Yingpan West Road, Kaili, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市营盘西路28号
  Tel: 0855-3817777
• Ji Dai Fu Health Pharmacy吉大夫健康药房
  Address: No.16, Kaiyun Avenue, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市凯运大道16号
  Tel: 0855-8220068
• People's Hospital of Zhenyuan County镇远县人民医院
  Address: No.13, Ximen Street, Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州镇远县西门街13号
  Tel: 0855-5722721
• People's Hospital of Liping County黎平县人民医院
  Address: Wukai North Road, Liping County, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州黎平县五开北路
  Tel: 0855-6221515/0855-6221345
• The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University贵州医科大学第二附属医院
  Address: No.3, Kangfu Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市康复路3号
  Tel: 0855-8225083
• Miao Chinese Herbal Medicine Store贵州苗族苗家中草药店
  Address: No.175-229, Dongmen Street, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市东门街175-229号
• Xing Fu Cun Pharmacy幸福村大药房
  Address: No.197, Qingjiang Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市清江路197号
  Tel: 15870251374

Bookstores

• Xinhua Bookstore新华书店
  Address: No.5, Beijing East Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市北京东路5号
  Tel: 0855-8269291
• Zhiyuan Bookstore凯里市致远书店
  Address: No.11, Wenhua North Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市文化北路11号
  Tel: 0855-3820042/18985298569
• Xi Xi Fu Bookstore西西弗书店
  Address: No.21, Beijing West Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市北京西路21号
  Tel: 0855-8263089
• Hanlin Bookstore翰林书店
  Address: No.11, Wenhua North Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市文化北路11号
  Tel: 0855-8252685/13984456400
• San Ren Bookstore三人书社
  Address: No.44, Niuchangba Road, Kaili City, Qiandongnan黔东南苗族侗族自治州凯里市牛场坝路14号
  Tel: 0855-3822822