prestigious Tsinghua

regulations to curb the Increasing number of visitors.

Group visitors can make an online appointment to visit the

campus 3-15 days in advance by visiting tsinghua. edu. cn.

Only after the application is approved. they can visit the cam.

pus for free. The campus will open to visitors from 8: 30 am

to 4: 30 pm during weekends, legal holidays, winter and sum-

mer vacations. It isn't open on weekdays and any day when

there Is an Important event on the campus

Some Tsinghua University students argued that the regula-

tions might affect the good relationship between the public

and the university.

I admit the regulations could help build a safer environ

ment for students. But I hope my university is as open as be

fore. I don t think visitors have a bad effect on my study

since the popular spots are separate from our study and liv-

ing areas, " said Hu Hao, a mechanics doctorate candidate

In fact, many foreign universities do not separate them

from the outside.”

In China, Tsinghua University is not the first famous uni

versity to limit the number of its visitors. Three yeas ago, Pe

king University, nearby Tsinghua, also took similar measures

Such regulations are good for students, teachers, and visi-

tors, said Xie Jing, a second year grad student in informa-

tion management at Peking University. "They ensure a quiet

study environment for teachers and students. It is helpful to

manage visitors and guide them to see what they want at the

most famous universities