City Public Information Signs
According to the standards of Chinese top tourist cities, Tai'an has set up public information signs at the service facilities, such as railway station, bus stops, main tourist roads in the city, each scenic area of Taishan Mountain and the road to each scenic area, hotels and entertainment, shopping places concerning foreign visitors etc.
International Language Environment
More and more overseas tourists have been coming to Taishan Mountain since the reform and opening up. In order to facilitate sightseeing of overseas tourists, Tai'an has changed all guide boards of urban main roads and the Chinese-English remark boards of major tourist areas according to the standards of Chinese top tourist cities. The new Chines-English boards are all made of steel with good workmanship and easy under standing words. At the same time, English training for all employees of tourist industry has been carried out, to make the reception staff of all hotels and designated shops concerning foreign tourists able to use English to communicate with foreigners.
Public Facilities
The public facility service system of Tai'an City is becoming better day by day. There are more than 2,000 public telephones on the main streets of the city, the popularization rate of public telephone is No.2 in Shandong Province. With sufficient energy, Tai'an gives priority to the supplement of water, electricity and fuel to major scenic spots. Major hotels, tour service companies are all equipped with computer reservation network for traffic ticketing, accommodation and individual guest service.
At the same time, star-rated hotels have set up foreign currency exchange service sites for overseas tourists.
Night Scene of the City: Shopping, Entertainment, Eating, Sightseeing on Boat, etc.
Night Scene of the City:
Tai'an has carried out projects of mountain with light all night and city with light all night, and erected various lamps along streets and roads in urban area, and along the zigzag path to the top of Taishan Mountain. The city and Taishan Mountain with lights reflect each other and enhance their beauty. The beautiful night scene makes people intoxicated.
Tourists Shopping at Night (picture 68)
Shopping at night, besides large-scale department stores, tourists can also go to the night market at Shunhe Street, which mainly deals with various garments, daily commodities and little arts and crafts etc.
Entertainment at Night:
All the large and medium-sized hotels have Karaoke singing and dancing hall, some started hotels have entertainment facilities such as bowling hall, mahjong room and nightclub, etc. In downtown area, there are many special singing and dancing halls and bars that are open to citizens and tourists.
Eating at Night:
Having meal in hotels, the environment is comfortable and elegant. While eating in the small restaurants at Tongtian Street and Wealthy Street, you can feel a distinctive flavor.
Activity of Taishan Mountain's Bright Moon
At the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tai'an City will hold moon enjoying activities on the top of Taishan Mountain, at Puzhao Temple and Hushan Park, etc.