Suijiang County Travel Tips

If you want to pay a visit to Suijiang county, some useful tips are listed as follow, hope these tips will give you some help.

Useful Numbers

Consumer Complaint: 12315

Tourist Complaint: 0870-2122835 0870-2123079

Telephone Number Inquiry: 114

Weather Forecast: 121

Fire: 119

Police: 110

Ambulance: 120

Dressing Tips

March - June, September - November: People can dress some thin clothes and take some coats or jackets for different changes between morning and night.
July - August: People should dress some cool clothes for it is so hot and someone could take some raincoats and Rash Guards.
December - February: When it comes to Winter, people need to take some thick clothes to keep warm and take some scarves and hats to protect their head.
More details: If you want to go to the attractions, you should wear some alpine jackets, hiking boots.

Best Time to Visit

The best time to visit Suijiang county is March, which is the best month to enjoy the flowers. People will see a sheet of plums in Xintanshilong and see a lot of magnolias in this county everywhere.

Ethnic culture

There are some ethnic people living there, so you should respect their customs and avoid doing something bad to effect their lives.
1.Avoiding crossing the fireplace. The Yi ethnic minority regard fire as the most important thing in their lives.
2.Do not eat dog, kill dog and beat dog. This is forbidden by the Mao ethnic minority.

Accommodation

Because Suijiang is a small county, there is no 5-star or 4-star hotels. If you need these 5-star and 4-star hotels, you can go to Zhaotong for 4-star hotels and to Kunming for 5-star hotels. Although the county is small, the hotels are clean and confortable.

Transportation

Suijiang's transportation system is poor now. There is no airport and train station. So people need to take long-distance buses from Kunming and Zhaotong. And then do not take the unlicensed cab or taxi when you stay in Suijiang.

Banks

You can change you money in Kunming and Zhaotong, for there is not any bank which could help you exchange money.

Postal Saving Bank of China

Address: No.136 on the Fengchi North Road in Suijiang county(绥江县凤池北路136 号)

Tel: 0870-7622080

 Agricultural Bank of China (Suijiang Sub-Branch)

Address: No.8 on the Longxing Avenue in Suijiang county (绥江县龙行大道8号)

Tel: 0870-7620144

Suijiang County Rural Credit Cooperatives Union

Address: on the Jinjiang Street in Zhongcheng town, Suijiang county(昭通市绥江县中城镇金江街)

Tel: 0870-7931019

Hospital

Suijiang County People’s Hospital

Tel: 0870-7621499

Address: No.5 on the Longxing Avenue in Suijiang county(昭通市绥江县龙行大道东段5号)

Jianhua hospital(建华医院)

Address: on the Fengchi North Road in Suijiang county(昭通市绥江县凤池北路)