Housing & Dining

Housing

On-campus Accommodation

The Zijing International Student Apartments of Tsinghua University offer four types of dormitory rooms for the international students: single room (private bedroom and bathroom); AB room (private bedroom and shared bathroom); double room (two beds in one room and shared bathroom on each floor) and triple room (three beds in one room and shared bathroom on each floor). The facilities in each bedroom include air conditioner, internet access, bedclothes and furniture. In the public area, the amenities include washers, dryers, kitchens, self-study rooms, group study rooms, multifunction rooms, light sports space, warm water, etc.

The apartments can accommodate around 2000 students, which is about 60% of the total international students studying at Tsinghua University.

Because there are limited on-campus apartment rooms, the new students who have received the Admission Notice of Tsinghua University need to reserve the rooms in advance, following the date, time and procedure specified in the “Instructions of International Students Dormitory Application System of Tsinghua University” sent out by ISO (International Students & Scholars Center) to you in the admission materials package. The website of the reserving system is http://reser.myhome.tsinghua.edu.cn/. When reserving a room, you need to use your bank card/mobile payment (WeChat or Alipay) to pay for the room fee online for one semester. If you use a bank card to pay, please make sure that it supports large online payment transfer (over 10,000 RMB) to China.

The General Service Desk of Zijing International Student Apartments is located at Zijing Apartment Building NO. 23. It serves from 7:00 am to 10:30 pm (phone number: +86-10-5153 5500/+86-10-5153 5501; E-mail: gaopei@tsinghua.edu.cn). For more details of the apartments, feel free to contact us.

The General Service Desk provides temporary residence registration business. Pease keep your “Registration Form of Temporary Residence” along with your passport. The form is required if you apply for a new visa, visa extension, additional entry or residence permit.When you check in at the General Service Desk, please show your Admission Notice and passport.

The Zijing International Student Apartments are only able to host international students who are registered in Tsinghua University. Neither the relatives or friends of students nor other persons are allowed to live in the apartments. Students living in the Apartments should comply with the administrative regulations and rules and regulations related to accommodation. For instance, lighting fire, including using candles is strictly prohibited in the rooms. Students shall not allow overnight stays of any visitor. Students shall not keep or charge batteries of electric vehicles (electricity-driven transportation tools with potential safety hazard, including electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric tricycles, and electric balance car) in the apartments; shall not bring batteries of electric vehicle into the apartment, or store batteries of electric vehicle in the apartment. Students shall not use electrical appliances rated above 1,000W, etc.

The international student apartments have Student Dormitory Representatives group as a bridge between students and the apartment. They assist the apartment management by organizing building cultural activities, carrying out building management, services, and publicity. Feel free to join this group full of enthusiasm and vitality!

Off-campus Accommodation

If you do not successfully book a room in the on-campus apartments, you need to arrange off-campus accommodation also in advance. We are sorry that currently the University is not able to officially recommend off-campus housing information and housing agencies for your off-campus accommodation.

When you live off campus, never forget to get a Registration Form of Temporary Residence issued by the local police station of your accommodation. Within 24 hours after you move in, please bring your passport and go to the local police station together with your landloard (or other authorized agency).

The Registration Form of Temporary Residence is another an important certificate for your legal stay in China, aside from your passport and visa. Please keep it along with your passport. It is required for your application of new visa, visa extension, additional entry or residence permit.

Therefore, a special reminder is that before you sign for the contract or pay for the rental, do confirm that the owner of the apartment/house property is able to process the accommodation registration for you. Otherwise you will get into trouble of illegal stay. Moreover, you need to renew your Registration Form of Temporary Residence if you have moved to another place, changed your passport or renewed your visa.

Dining

Tsinghua student dining halls are famous for their good service and reasonable price among the universities in Beijing. There are more than 10 student dining halls on campus, providing a variety of dishes including Muslim and Western food. Close to the Zijing International Student Apartments are the Zhilanyuan, Zijingyuan, Taoliyuan, and Yushuyuan dining halls. In addition, there are several fast food restaurants and Cafe on campus, where you may meet many international students.

Dining Halls & Café Open Hours

How to get a dining card

The degree-program students, including the undergraduate students and graduate students, shall apply for a student IC card which can be used as the dining card.

The non-degree-program students, including the visiting students, exchange students and the Chinese language program students, shall apply for an ordinary dining card at the Student Dining Service Center located in student dormitory building No.15, with admission notice, student ID card (the paper card) or a certificate issued by International Students Office (ISO).

How to recharge your dining card

As to the degree-program students, including the undergraduate students and graduate students, there is no money in their student IC cards when they first get it. So the students can make use of the recharging machines set up in the campus to transfer the money from the debt card of the Bank of China that has been connected to the IC card. The recharging machines are located around Taoliyuan Dining Hall, Zijingyuan Dining Hall, Guanchouyuan Dining Hall, teaching building No. 6 as well as the Student Service Center (Zijing Building C), etc.

As to the non-degree program students, including the visiting students, exchange students and the Chinese language program students, they can recharge the ordinary dining card with RMB cash in the following places: Zijingyuan Dining Hall, Taoliyuan Dining Hall, Guanchouyuan Dining Hall, and the Student Dining Service Center (located in student dormitory building No. 15). According to the university’s regulation, the non-degree students using an ordinary dining card should be subject to 15% management fee. For example, if you recharge RMB 100 in cash in your dining card, you can only use RMB 85 actually.

If you don't have a dining card

You can use cash on the 3rd floors of Taoliyuan and Guanchouyuan Dining Halls, the 2nd floor of Zhilanyuan Dining Hall, Yushuyuan Dining Hall, Qingqing Kuaican (Hamburger), Qingqing Pizza, Qingqing Yonghe, Qingqing Xiuxian Canteen, Happy Four Bakery, Qingqing Times Cafe, and SPR Coffee, etc.

Off-campus Restaurants

Outside the east gate (actually the main gate) of the campus there are McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, and Yoshinoya, etc., as well as a variety of Chinese restaurants.