Beijing and Tsinghua

Chen Zhou15 June, 2010

Outline

Internet connection in Tsinghua Locations of interest Dorm and check in Initial schedule Activities Transportation Food Shopping Money Power Phone

Internet access

Download access software before departure http://netsupport.tsinghua.edu.cn/ Click this symbol near left top corner Click this symbol on the bottom Click OK to download, a new icon will appear on your

desktop To log in, click the new icon on your desk top Enter your user ID and password, check the box for “open

log-in” (go outside Tsinghua network)… To change your password, go to

https://usereg.tsinghua.edu.cn/ Students will be given 2 internet access

cards. Be sure to log-off after use, or you will run out of your quota very quickly.

Where is what in the city?

Downtown

EmbassyDistrict

Bar District

Yuan Ming Yuan

Summer Pallace

Train Stn

W Train Stn

If you go on your own

Take a taxi from airport, be sure to wait in the queue, or may get ripped off by a solicitor

Tell the driver for Tsinghua University Northeast gate or 清华大学紫荆东北门 19 楼 (building 19)

The cost is about 100 RMB Insist to use the meter There is a toll charge 10 RMB

Dorms

IE DeptClassroo

m

Subway Station

MarketRestaurantsFood court

IC 6

Zhong Guan CunElectronics

market

Campus

Main gate

East gate

MarketBike,…

Yuan Ming Yuan, group tour on June 25

West gate

Northern campus

Northeast

Gate

Dorm mgt

IC #6Classroom 6A 309

Canteen

Dorm CanteensQing Qing Pizza

MarketConvenience, food,

phone, …

Southern campus

Markets

IEcompute

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IC #6

Main gate

South gate

West gate

Alternative to buying a bike - lease

RMB 400 deposit RMB 60/month,

100/year Advantages

Deter stealing Many locations for

pickup/return (see map) Clean up daily

Call 400… 3 days before turn

IE building and computer room

舜德楼 Shun De Lou room 512, near IE office IE contact: Nan Jie +86 10 6277 2989,

address 北京清华大学舜德楼北 511 工业工程系办公室 南婕 转

Name, 邮编 100084

Classroom, Instruction Center 6

6A 309

Dorm check in for GT students

Dorm management is in Zijing building 19, 1st floor (entrance is at the ground floor)

Passport, and 200 RMB deposit (refundable), can use credit card with a small fee

Your room will be in one of the buildings nearby

Dorm check in for NUS Students

Those did not stay in the dorm regret last year! You need to pay for your stay at check in Dorm management is in Zijing building 19, 1st floor

(entrance is at the ground floor) Passport, deposit and room charges

Refund will be given to early check out

房型 天数 价格

单人间1-30 天 150 元 / 天 /

人

31-89 天 130 元 / 天 /人

AB 间1-30 天 140 元 / 天 /

人

31-89 天 120 元 / 天 /人

双人间 1-30 天 80 元 / 天 / 人31-89 天 70 元 / 天 / 人

Dorm at Tsinghua University

Dorm

• Single or double, AC• Mattress, sheets• Private or shared shower, toilet in double• Hot water 7-9 AM, 3-5 PM, 8PM-12AM• Ethernet socket• TV, only English channel CCTV 9 (17)• 201 phone (need a phone card to dial out,

but can receive calls)• Electric kettle (do not cook in it), sink• Laundry: service available in building 18• Many floors has self-serve machines, you

need to buy a transponder

Schedule

Monday, June 28, 2010 29-Jun 30-Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 3-Jul 4-Jul

4C2 Final, Tour  

AirChina 9:30 - 3:30

 Campus tour, YMY

Tian An Men  

Monday, July 05, 2010 6-Jul 7-Jul 8-Jul 9-Jul 10-Jul 11-Julc3 4

42

Lenovo 4     Monday, July 12, 2010 13-Jul 14-Jul 15-Jul 16-Jul 17-Jul 18-Jul

c3 44 4     

Monday, July 19, 2010 20-Jul 21-Jul 22-Jul 23-Jul 24-Jul 25-Julc3 4

C3 Final C4 4 4     Monday, July 26, 2010 27-Jul 28-Jul 29-Jul 30-Jul 31-Jul 1-Aug

c4 44 4 4    GT grades

Monday, August 02, 2010 3-Aug 4-Aug 5-Aug 6-Aug 7-Aug 8-Aug

c4 4 4 4C4 Final, Farewell

Return, 13:00

GT commencement  

Thursday, 1 July

Air China 9:30 – 3:30

Check in and dinner nearby Do some IE: parallel processing Try to get building numbers, and put the luggage in the

correct lobbies

Friday, 2 July

8:30 Gather on sidewalk near building 22 Campus tour 11:00 Zhao Lan Yuan, SIM card, and lunch 13:00 Yuan Ming Yuan

Sat 3 July Tian An Men Square and city center

No slippers, do not bring heavy bags or valuables 8:30 at entrance of building 23 Walk to Wu Dao Kou 五道口 (5th railroad crossing)

subway station (or you can be there at 9:00 AM) Take subway line 13, then line 2, line 1 to Tianmen

Dong Visit Mao memorial, required for HTS 2602 Self organized tours.

Forebidden city, Renovated city center, Wangfu Jing, flee market

Monday 5 July

Classes begin 9 – 11 2 - 4

Sat - Sunday

Self organized activities In the past, people organized tours to Great

walls, etc. You can also consider other places, temple

of heaven, silk market 秀水街 , etc. Check out the travel agent

In Beijing (or Singapore), the use of travel agent often leads to savings

Ticket can run out, so plan your trip early

Transportation

Taxi: stay in queue and use meters: 10 RMB start, and about 50 to city center

“Cabs” at the dorm are unofficial, fix price before you go

Subway: convenient and no traffic jam Bus lines are many. It take studying Bike

Travel

Weekend to Great Wall: your group is large, it is possible to rent your own bus

Plan your out of town trips early, e.g. Train ticket may not be available closer to departure

date In Shanghai tour, many go to Hanzhou and Suzhou,

you may not find the ticket when you get there! Visa extension or multiple entry …

Some culture suggestions

Cultural minutes, before 2nd part of PM class

Activities Bowling Basketball Soccer (foot) ball Ping pang after the

class Beijing Acrobat (Chao

Yang theater) Karaoke

What story does this picture tell

Other recreations

Tennis Basketball Swimming, 1.5 hour

intervals, a small charge

Ping-Pong Clubbing

Food

Canteen at the dorm

Qing Qing Pizza in the basement of the canteen

Get cash cards, normally at drink stand, a 10% charge

Better canteen at food square

Food square: a better liked canteen

Food court at the market

Others

Qing Qing (similar to McDonald’s)

Qing Qing Pizza, basement of the dorm canteen

Food

Restaurant between bldgs 20 & 21, 18 & 19 Campus restaurants near two of the dorm

blgs Many have food there often and liked it Cost no more than GT cafeteria

Nearby

Out of Main gate: Two Italians, We could not find Indian, Mexican nearby

last year (one Mexican moved away)

Nearby

Wu Dao Kou: hot pot, Korean BBQ (several), Pizza hut, KFC,

Travel agent

Farewell at Peking Duck near Tsinghua

Peking duck out of main gate where we had farewell receptions

Shopping

Market near dorm: convenience store, phones, SIM card, …

Market in Zhao Lan Yuan, near classroom: fruit, miscellaneous,

Electronics and others from Main gate to Wu Dao Kou

Wal-Mart on Zhi Chun Lu, 15 min bike ride (1 stop from Wu Dao Kou) from Main gate (cheese, peanut butter, etc.)

Silk Market, Wang Fu Jing, Qianmen, Chao Yang Embassy district

Money

Exchange rate basically identical anywhere, and normally good, about 6.8 now

ATMs on campus or tourist locations in Beijing normally support one of the systems with logos on the right. Check on your ATM card Zhao Lan Yuan, outside banks

Travelers cheques may have better exchange rate, but there is a fee

Power in China

220 Volts. Check your device before you plug it in since US uses 110 V

Power plug Type A, similar shape that used in

US with slightly smaller gap If your plug has 2 prongs of

the same size, there is no problem

If one is bigger, or you have 3 prong, you need a adapter. The simplest way is to buy a power strip with universal sockets, available in the market near dorm

Phone landlines

Beijing Special prepaid card operated phone in dorm Free for incoming calls Get Beijing 201 card from newstand near canteen or

along street Broad band connection in dorm

Phone cards, available in many convenience stores A little more expensive than US You do not pay face value, 50% or more discount is

common

Cell phone in China

Mostly GSM although CDMA networks becomes available

You can get SIM cards In market near dorm Small general store in Zhao Lan Yuan Post office on campus Small electronics shops near main and south gate

The cost depends on Number: 8s are good, 4s are bad. Minutes included How long has it been retired You normally can pick from a list of numbers I have seen from RMB 50 – 130 ($7 – $18), some has more air time

than others.