Qianxinan Travel Tips

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

Useful Numbers

• Fire: 119
• Police: 110
• Ambulance: 120
• Area Code: 0859
• Zip Code: 562400
• Traffic Accident: 122
• Weather Forecast: 12121
• Red Cross First Aid: 999
• Consumer Complaint: 12315
• Check Telephone Number: 114
• Tourist Complaints: 0859-3116518
• Xingyi Tourism Bureau: 0859-3222670
• National Tourist Information Service Hotline: 12301

Best Time to Visit

Qianxinan prefecture is located deep in the inland, with sufficient sunshine, abundant precipitation, short frost period, warm and humid all year round. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate, featuring pleasant climate, little temperature change, few weather disasters, suitable for tourism. Qianxinan prefecture is suitable for tourism in four seasons. It is warm in spring, and flowers are in bloom at that time; Comfortable in summer without too much hot and dry feeling; And cool and dry in autumn, which is the best tourism season. In winter, there is no severe cold, making Qianxinan prefecture one of the alternative choices for winter travel. 

What to Pack

• Many scenic spots in Qianxinan prefecture are in mountainous areas, so you are supposed to wear sneakers or climbing shoes, which are convenient for walking. 
• Due to sufficient heat and long sunshine duration in Qianxinan Prefecture, sunscreen products like sun cream, sunhat, sun glass are needed when travelling. 
• Because of abundant rainfall, rain gears like umbrella and rain coat are necessary,especially from May to September. 
• If you travel to Qianxinan in Summer and autumn, usually, you can just wear short-sleeve clothes and shorts, but you should prepare a coat for the temperature difference in the morning and evening. When travelling in spring and winter, although there is no severe cold in Qianxinan, sweater, heavy coat and trouser are also needed at these seasons. 
• If you want to go rafting at Maling river, be sure to bring changes of clothes.

Other Tips

• As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. There are 35 ethnic groups in Qianxinan prefecture. In ethnic minority areas, local traditional customs, taboo and beliefs should be respected to avoid conflicts with local residents.
• Peak holidays in China are Spring Festival(usually in late Jan. or early Feb.), International Labor Day(May 1-3) and National Day(Golden week, Oct. 1-7). 
• The most welcomed destination in Qianxinan prefecture is Xinyi City. There are Wanfenglin, Wanfenghu Lake, Malinghe River Canyon and other attractions. 
• Qianxinan prefecture has abundant rainfall and natural disasters such as landslides and mud-rock flows occur from time to time. When travelling in the rainy season, you should pay attention to safety. Try not to go out in heavy rain days. 

Banks

There are a lot of banks and ATM machines in Qianxinan, distributing in all counties and cities. 

• Bank of China(Ruijin Branch)中国银行
  Address: Jindi Building, Ruijin Road, Xingyi, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市瑞金路金地大厦
  Tel: 0859-3225005
• Bank of China中国银行
  Address: Fenglin North Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市峰林北路
• Bank of China(Xingren Branch)中国银行
  Address: The South Side of Zhenxing Avenue, Xingren City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴仁市振兴大道南侧
  Tel: 0859-3225005
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China中国工商银行
  Address: No.7, Ruijin North Road, Xingyi, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市瑞金北路7号
  Tel: 0859-3223506
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China中国工商银行
  Address: No.8, Fumin Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市富民路8号
  Tel: 0859-3915409/0859-8709108
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China中国工商银行
  Address: No.81, Panjiang Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市盘江路81号
  Tel: 0859-3223454/0859-8709116
• China Construction Bank中国建设银行
  Address: No.1, Wenhua Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市文化路1号
• China Construction Bank中国建设银行
  Address: No.1, Kaifa East Road, Dingxiao Development Zone, Xingyi City, Qianxinan Prefecture黔西南州兴义市顶效开发区开发东路1号
  Tel: 0859-3521428
• Agricultural Bank of China中国农业银行
  Address: No.28, Hunan Street, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市湖南街28号
  Tel: 0859-3240808
• Agricultural Bank of China(Xingyi Weishe Branch)中国农业银行
  Address: No.37, Guichun Road, Weishe Town, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市威舍镇贵醇路37号
  Tel: 0859-3466320

Expresses and Post Offices

Postal code in Qianxinan is 562400. There are many post offices and express services in Qianxinan, sending postcards and parcels is very convenient. 

• China Post office中国邮政
  Address: No.73, Fenglin Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市峰林路73号
  Tel: 0859-3916327/0859-3912898
• Mailbox(邮政信筒)
  Address: Inside the Wanfenglin Scenic Area, Xiawutun Sub-district, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市下五屯万峰林景区内
• China Post office中国邮政
  Address: No.1, Caozhi Street, Zhaodi Sub-district, Anlong County, Qianxinan黔西南州安龙县招堤街道办事处草纸街1号
  Tel: 0859-5210588
• China Post office中国邮政
  Address: Jinfeng Avenue, Mingu Town, Zhenfeng County, Qianxinan黔西南州贞丰县珉谷镇金丰大道
  Tel: 0859-6611441
• China Post office中国邮政
  Address: No.13, Wenhua Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市文化路13号
• SF Express顺丰快递
  Address: Farm Product Fair, Longjing Village, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市龙井村农贸市场
  Tel: 95338
• TTK Express天天快递
  Address: No.89, Kaifa East Road, Dingxiao Town, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市顶效镇开发东路89号
  Tel: 4001888888
• Yunda Express韵达快递
  Address: No.35, Zhexing Commercial and Trade City, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市浙兴商贸城135号
  Tel: 95546
• Yunda Express韵达快递
  Address: Yonghe Village, Wanfenghu Town, Anlong County, Qianxinan黔西南州安龙县万峰湖镇永和村
  Tel: 95546
• Yunda Express韵达快递
  Address: Ruijin North Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市瑞金北路
  Tel: 95546
• Worldwide Express Mail Service(全球邮政特快专递)
  Address: Zhongxin Street, Liancheng Sub-district, Qinglong County, Qianxinan黔西南州晴隆县莲城街道中心街
  Tel: 11183
• YTO Express圆通快递
  Address: Fenglin East Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市峰林东路
  Tel: 95554
• YTO Express圆通快递
  Address: The Intersection of Zhenxing Avenue and Huanhu Road, Xingren City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴仁市振兴大道与环湖路交叉口
  Tel: 95554

Hospitals

• People's Hospital of Qianxinan Prefecture黔西南州人民医院
  Address: No.24, Panjiang South Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市盘江南路24号
  Tel: 0859-3223159/0859-3236002
• Qianxinan Prefecture Hospital of Chinese Traditional Medicine 黔西南州中医院
  Address: No.36, Hunan Street, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市湖南街36号
  Tel: 0859-2299999/0859-2218139
• People's Hospital of Xingyi City兴义市人民医院
  Address: No.1, Yuanling Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南兴义市园陵路1号
  Tel: 0859-3294015/0859-3297000
• The Second People's Hospital of Qianxinan Prefecture黔西南州第二人民医院
  Address: The Middle Section of Hunan Street, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市湖南街中段
  Tel: 0859-2299999
• Wanfenglin Scenic Area Hospital万峰林景区医院
  Address: The Intersection of Xingba Highway and County Road 600, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市兴巴公路与600县道交叉口
  Tel: 0859-3910628
• People's Hospital of Anlong County安龙县人民医院
  Address: Anlong Avenue, Anlong County, Qianxinan黔西南州安龙县安龙大道
  Tel: 0859-5210571
• People's Hospital of Xingren City兴仁市人民医院
  Address: Xingren Avenue, Xingren City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴仁市兴仁大道
  Tel: 0859-6212124/0859-6217120
• Yi Xin Tang(一心堂)
  Address: No.41, Nanhuan Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市南环路41号
  Tel: 0859-3247280/0859-3228830

Bookstores

• Cilin Bookstore(辞林书店)
  Address: No.4, Fuxing East Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市富兴东路4号
  Tel: 0859-3118550
• Xinhua Bookstore(新华书店)
  Address: No.35, Shajing North Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市沙井北路35号
  Tel: 0859-3220138
• Laoshuchong Book Shop(老书虫书城)
  Address: Hongxin Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市红星路
  Tel: 0859-3239206
• Xin Shi Dian Bookstore(新视点图书城)
  Address: The Second Floor of Gongxiao Building, Douya Street, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市豆芽街供销大厦二楼
• Wuwei Bookstore(五味书屋)
  Address: No.22, Shengli Road, Xingyi City, Qianxinan黔西南州兴义市胜利路22号

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