1) climate
Australia is tropical in the north and mild in the south. Spring (September-165438+1October), summer (65438+February-February), autumn (March-May) and winter (June-August).
2) Time difference
The eastern time zone is 2 hours earlier than Beijing time: applicable to NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and the Capital Region.
Central time zone is earlier than Beijing time 1.5 hours: applicable to South Australia and northern areas.
The western time zone is the same as Beijing time: it applies to Western Australia.
NSW, Vic and ACT are 1 from the end of October to the end of March of the following year 165438+, and the local time is early1hour.
3) What clothes do you need to prepare
What clothes to bring depends on the city you are going to Australia and the arrival time. The start date of February is also the beginning of summer in Australia. You can wear jeans and a T-shirt. Students who start school in July need to bring some warm pullovers, long-sleeved T-shirts and coats to cope with winter. Compared with the winter in the northern hemisphere, the winter in Australia is mild.
Living habits of studying in Australia
L) traffic knowledge
Contrary to China, the driving direction in Australia adopts the "left-handed system". There are three ways for pedestrians to cross the road: first, in downtown and commercial areas, pedestrians should take crosswalks when crossing the road, and pedestrians should cross the road or wait according to the instructions of traffic lights; Secondly, in places where there are many pedestrians, such as shopping centers, as long as pedestrians are on the zebra crossing, any vehicle needs to stop to let pedestrians pass; Thirdly, in residential areas and other places where there are few pedestrians, pedestrians can observe the road conditions and cross the road.
2) currency
The Australian dollar is the only common currency in Australia. The Australian dollar of 1 is equivalent to 6 yuan RMB. Other currencies in international circulation are freely convertible in Australia, but they cannot be used. Australian dollar adopts decimal currency system: 1 Australian dollar equals 100 Australian dollar. There are two kinds of Australian dollars: paper money and coins. There are five denominations of paper money: 5 10, 20, 50, 100 yuan. Coin is 1 yuan, 2 yuan, 50 points, 20 points, 10 points, 5 points.
3) Voltage
The standard voltage in Australia is 240V/50Hz, and that in China is 220V/50Hz. China Standard Electrical Appliances can be used in Australia. But you need to change the power plug. The standard power plug in Australia is a three-eye flat plug.