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Banks

State-Run Bankson Campus

ATM of Bank of China

ATM of Agriculture Bank of China

ATM of Postal Savings Bank of China

 

State-Run Banksoff campus

  • Bank of China (Changjiang Mid-Road Branch)

Location: 463 Changjiang Mid-road (opposite to Jiajiayuan Supermarket)

1.Take bus line 28 or 4 (eastbound) from the north gate of the campus and get off at stop “Jiajiayuan”. The bank is on the north side of the road. The bus ride is approximately 5 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

2.Take bus line 6 (eastbound) from the south or east gate of the campus and get off at stop “Jiajiayuan”. The bus ride is approximately 8 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

  • Bank of China (Qingdao Development Zone Branch)

Location: 65 Xiangjiang Road

1.Take bus line 22 (eastbound) from the north gate of the campus and get off at stop “Zhongguo Renbao Caixian (PICC)”. The bus ride is approximately 20 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

2.Take bus line 6 or 27 (eastbound) from the south or east gate of the campus and get off at stop “Jiaotongju”. Walk straight ahead for about 100 meters and turn right. The bus ride is approximately 20 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

  • Agriculture Bank of China

Location: 157 Changjiang West Road (under the Howard Johnson Kangda Plaza Qingdao)

  • Agriculture Bank of China (Qingdao Development Zone Branch)

Location: 63 Xiangjiang Road

1.Take bus line 22 (eastbound) from the north gate of the campus and get off at stop “Zhongguo Renbao Caixian (PICC)”. The bus ride is approximately 20 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

2.Take bus line 6 or 27 (eastbound) from the south or east gate of the campus and get off at stop “Jiaotongju”. Walk straight ahead for about 100 meters and turn right. The bus ride is approximately 20 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

 

Hospitals

  • University Hospital

Location: the northwest corner of the campus beside of the gym

Tel: 0532-86981760

 

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University

Location: 1677 Wutaishan Road

Tel: 0532-82918101

1.Take bus line 28 (westbound) from the north gate of the campus and get off at stop “Xi Hai’an Yiliao Zhongxin”. The bus ride is approximately 1 hour with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

2.Take bus line 6 (eastbound) from the south or east gate of the campus and get off at stop “Xi Hai’an Yiliao Zhongxin”. The bus ride is approximately 1 hour with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

 

  • The First People’s Hospital of Qingdao Economic and Technical Development Zone

Location: 9 Huangpujiang Road

Tel: 0532-86977066

1.Take bus line 22 (eastbound) from the north gate of the campus and get off at stop “Kaifaqu Diyi Yiyuan”. The bus ride is approximately 20 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

2.Take bus line 27 (eastbound) from the south gate of the campus and get off at stop “Fengtai Gouwu Guangchang”. The bus ride is approximately 25 minutes with the ticket price RMB 1 Yuan.

Halal restaurants

Name

Address

Transportation

Flavor

Halal Majia Hotpot

清真马家火锅城

77 Xiangjiang Road

Take bus line 22 and get off at stop “Jiaotongju”

Halal hotpot, BBQ, sea food hotpot

Dongbula Restaurant

冬不拉餐厅

254 Taihangshan Road

Take bus line 18 and get off at stop “Qiantangjiang Lu Dong”

Roasted Baozi, Xinjiang fried chicken, Naan Baozi, Fried noodles

Niu Bigbowl

牛大碗小吃饭庄

288 Zijinshan Road

Take bus line 18 and get off at stop “Guanting Shichang”

Beef noodles, Spinach noodles, Xinjiang Naan

Badamu Restaurant

巴达木饭庄

93 Changjiang Mid-road

Take bus line 17 and get off at stop “Qingdao Ligong Daxue”

Xinjiang fried chicken, lamien, rice and naan

Sayram Restaurant

赛里木饭店

53-15 Jiuhuashan Road

Take bus line 22 and get off at stop “Mahao Gongyuan”

Naan and mutton, Xinjiang fried chicken

Xinjiben Restaurant

新吉本饭店

159 Huangpujiang Road

Take bus line 18 and get off at stop “Guanting Shichang”

Naan and mutton, Xinjiang fried chicken, lamb

Useful phone numbers

International Student Apartment Reception:0532-86981192

University Security:0532-86980110

Campus Card Service Centre:0532-86980011

University Hospital:0532-86981760

Qingdao International Airport Hotline:0532-96567

Qingdao Railway Station Hotline:0532-95105105

Qingdao Sifang Bus Station Hotline:0532-83754240

Huangdao Bus Station Hotline:0532-86894692

Items you may need during your stay in China

1) Electronic devices: laptop and accessories, power adaptor, AC adaptor, portable charger, etc. The standard voltage in China is 220V. The picture below shows the standard power socket in China. Please bring your own voltage conversion devices. They can also be purchased on campus or nearby shopping malls.

2) Bedding: bed sheet, duvet cover, pillowcase, duvet, mattress, etc. As the campus does not provide the newcomers with bedding, students need to take care of this on their own. It is not necessary to prepare bedding in advance, since there are many shops near the campus where you can find it. Anyway, all you need is available for purchase at Taobao.

3) Toiletries: slippers, bath towel, towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc. They can be purchased on campus or nearby shopping malls.

4) Clothing: Qingdao has a temperate, four-season, monsoon-influenced climate. Winter is cool to cold and windy, but generally dry, with a January average of -0.2 °C. Summer is generally hot and humid, but very hot days are rare, with an August average of 25,4 °C. Qingdao has a pleasant climate in general,but still you need to have a warm coat, a scarf and gloves for the winter season, as the winds here are too strong and cold.

5) Common drugs: drugs for respiratory and digestive diseases, painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, mosquito repellent, moisturizer and so on. They can be purchased in the university hospital on campus.

6) It is advisable to bring some cash(CNY/RMB) with you to pay the basic expenses for transport from airport to school and daily necessities.

Drug Control

According to the regulations of the Chinese government, opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana and other addictive narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs, as well as all kinds of weapons, simulated weapons, controlled knives, ammunition and explosives are all prohibited from being brought into China.

  • Others

    1) Chinese currency

    The legal currency of China is RMB/CNY (¥). Its basic unit is yuan, which can be subdivided into jiao and fen: 1 yuan = 10 jiao, 1 jiao = 10 fen. Currently, the banknotes in use include 1 jiao, 5 jiao, 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan, and the coins in circulation include 1 jiao, 5 jiao and 1 yuan.

    2) Convertible currencies & place for conversion

    The following foreign currencies are convertible to RMB/CNY: GBP, USD, EUR, JPY, KRW, CAD, AUD, CHF, SGD, SEK, NOK, DKK, PHP and THB. For other currencies, you can first convert them into USD in your own country and then convert USD into RMB after entering China. For more information, please visit the official website of Bank of China:http://www.boc.cn/en/index.html

    3) Allergen memo and anti-allergy drugs

    Usually, allergy information is not marked on food packaging in China, so please be careful. It’s better for you to keep your allergy memo and prepare the relevant drugs.

    4) Common language - Chinese

    China uses Chinese (mandarin) as its common language, but it has a few local dialects in minority ethnic regions. To avoid communication difficulties, we recommend that you have the following contact information written in Chinese beforehand: your liaison person in China, school administrator, destination, etc.