Shangqiu Normal University

1. Accommodation 

For students the institute has rooms of different standards as follows: double

room ,single-bed room, IDD telephone, boiler, air-conditioning, and toilet, bathroom, color

TV, public washing machine, Internet, closet, Refrigerator.

2. Meals 

International students' cafe provides Chinese and western food for students. Monthly cost is approximately US $ 60. Meals expense can be reduced to about US $ 40 per month if students have their meals in Chinese students' dining-hall. It could be even cheaper for students to cook their own meals.

3. Transport, communications and banking 

It takes about 5 minutes' bike from the campus to downtown. Students can also choose bus transport to go shopping and sightseeing. Route 2,9,19,26 bus stops are all at the university gates, which enables students to reach most parts of the city. A local call costs about US $ 0.01 per minute. A long distance call between cities costs US $ 0.05 or so per minute and for an international call the expense is approximately US $ 0.6 a minute. Postage for mailing an international letter is US $ 0.8. Students can walk to a post office or a bank within 5 minutes. Keeping a bankcard at hand is recommended for both convenience and safety

4. Recreation and sports 

In the university there are cinema, ballroom, bar, billiards-room, table-tennis room, tennis-court, basketball-playground, soccer-playground and gym. University Sports Event for staff and students is held every autumn. In normal times there are quite a few ballgames. Off the campus it takes 2 minutes' bike to Qingshuiwan Swimming Pool.

5. Spectacular spots 

Shangqiu is a historical city full of fertility and promise, and she is glamorous for its history, culture and more.