Gejiu Travel Tips

Gejiu travel tips provide some considerations when traveling in Gejiu City, which can help you to prepare a trip.

Useful Numbers

Fire: 119

Police: 110

Ambulance: 120

Postal Code: 661100

Tourist Service: 12301

Weather Forecast: 121

Area Code: 0873（+86）

Consumer Complaint: 12315

Telephone Number Inquiry: 114

Tourist Complaint: 0873-2156208

The Best Time to Visit Gejiu

Enjoying the subtropical monsoon climate, tour is available all the year round in Mile. However, in order to avoid the moist and hot summer, the best time to travel is spring, autumn and winter. Especially in winter, with clear and temperate weather, tourists can go to Yuanyang and pay a visit to Hani rice terrace. 

How to Get to/Around Gejiu

The main means of transportation in Gejiu is the long-distance bus and train. Airport is not available now. The transportation in Gejiu is convenient, you can take long-distance bus from Kunming to Gejiu directly. But for trains, there is no railway station in Gejiu, you should transfer in Mengzi.

Dressing and Sunscreen

According to the recording of data, annual average temperature is 16.4℃, annual average sunshine duration is 1139 hours. What's more, Gejiu lies in low-latitude plateau, ultraviolet ray is strong during sunny days, you need to bring sunglasses, sun cream and sunhat to prevent the strong sunshine. 

Banks

You can use your credit card, traveler's check or cash to exchange for Chinese Yuan in some branches of Bank of China in this city.

1. Agricultural Bank of China(ABC)中国农业银行

Address: Xinguan Road, Gejiu City个旧市新冠路

Tel: 0873-2217119

2. Bank of China中国银行

Address: No.123, Jinhu East Road, Gejiu City个旧市金湖东路123号

Tel: 0873-2124617

3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China中国工商银行

Address: No.23, Jinhu West Road, Gejiu City个旧市金湖西路23号

4. Construction Bank of China中国建设银行

Address: No.1-3. Jinhu East Road, Gejiu City个旧市金湖东路1-3号

Tel: 0873-2218049

Post Offices

1. China Post Office中国邮政

Address: No.36, Renmin Road, Gejiu City个旧市人民路36号

Tel: 0873-2124578

2. China Post Office中国邮政

Address: Wuyi Road, Gejiu City个旧市五一路

Bookstores

1. Mile Xinhua Bookstore新华书店

Address: No.60, Renmin Road, Gejiu City个旧市人民路60号

Tel: 0873-2143117

2. Duyou Bookstore读友书店

Address: Jinhu South Road, Xicheng Town, Gejiu City个旧市金湖南路

Tel: 0873-2122222

Hospitals

1. People's Hospital of Gejiu个旧市人民医院

Address: No.17, Jinhu South Road, Gejiu个旧市金湖南路17号

Tel: 0873-2144731

2. No.3 People's Hospital of Honghe Prefecture红河州第三人民医院

Address: No.229, Jinhu East Road, Gejiu个旧市金湖东路229号

Tel: 0873-2129899

Education

Gejiu No.1 Middle School个旧一中

Address: No.138, Xinguan Road, Gejiu City个旧市新冠路138号