Ø Places to eat (and buy food), meet and greet
l participants will be given with XMU e-cards, which can be used in student cafeteria and supermarket on the campus of Xiamen University.
l most lunches will be provided on site by SOLAS Summer School.
l Dining on campus: there are several cafeterias on the campus Qinye Canteen (勤业餐厅, 1-2F), Furong Cafeteria (芙蓉餐厅, 1-3F), Dongyuan Cafeteria (东苑餐厅, 1-3F), Nanguang Cafeteria (南光餐厅, 1-2F), Haibin Cafeteria (海滨餐厅, 1F) and Cai Qingjie Oversea Student Cafeteria (蔡清洁海外留学生餐厅, 1F), etc.
l Dining off campus: several restaurants, café, bars, supermarkets can be easily found around Zeng Cheng Kui Building in/near the Daxue Road or opposite to the West Gate of Xiamen University.
Major conveniences
Ø Banking Facilities
l On campus: (in San Jia Cun 三家村): Bank of China (中国银行), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行), China Construction Bank (中国建设银行)
l Off campus: (opposite to West Gate西村): Bank of China (中国银行), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行), China Construction Bank (中国建设银行), China Merchants Bank (招商银行)
Ø Shops & supermarkets
l Off campus: Xin Hua Du Supermarket (opposite to the West Gate) (新华都超市)
l Off campus: (down town, within 30 minutes by bus): Wal-Mart in Zhongshan Road（中山路沃尔玛）, TESCO & Wal-Mart near train station （火车站乐购、火车站沃尔玛）
l On campus: Keli Building Supermarket (克立楼超市), Lu Yin Hai Supermarket (鹭银海超市) and He He Xing Supermarket (合合兴超市)
Ø Electricity
l The standard domestic power supply in China is 220 V AC at 50 Hz. The standard sockets are two parallel lines and
three lines as shown on the right photo
Ø Ticket Office
l Train/Flight ticket：Ticket Office inside the West Gate, TEL: 2183083
l Bus ticket: Ticket Office outside the Danan Gate (Xiada Bus Terminal), TEL: 2080865
Ø Other local information
Language spoken: Chinese
Currency: RMB (Renminbi)
Weather:
Xiamen is a subtropical coastal city. The temperature in August-September is between 25-32℃ (80-90°F), with an average of 28℃. The averaged precipitation in August is about 180 mm. You are recommended to have summer dress and bring umbrella with you. Check Xiamen weather forecast.
