Practical Information

Conference venue

The campus is large in the sense that it often takes a 10–15 minutes walk to get to the nearest gate from the central teaching area.

Our main conference venue is located at Mengminwei Humanities Building 蒙民伟人文楼 (often just "Humanities Building" 人文楼, Pinyin: "Ren-wen Lou"), which is also the building for the entire School of Humanities 人文学院.

• It is roughly situated at the center of Tsinghua campus, but not directly reachable by car. A lot of the internal roads in Tsinghua central teaching area are bike-only for commuting students.

Our local hosting department, Department of the History of Science 清华大学科学史系, is located on the 5th floor and B2 level of the building.

• B2 level also hosts our Tsinghua University Science Museum 清华大学科学博物馆, which is in its temporary location and has some exhibition space. Opening times are Wed–Sun, 9:00–16:30, no tickets required. Feel free to drop by!
• Links: https://www.dhs.tsinghua.edu.cn/; https://tsm.tsinghua.edu.cn/.

Shared bikes

Shared bikes (very obvious green/purple/yellow/blue bikes — colours are just different companies):

• Widely available within and outside the campus; note that purple ones are specifically for Tsinghua and therefore cannot be ridden outside the campus (purple as in the symbolic colour of Tsinghua).
• Use: scan QR code on the bike with Alipay, WeChat, or Didi 滴滴, unlock via Bluetooth, cost is approx. 1.5 CNY/hour (See more below: Apps).

Taxis and ride-hailing

Taxis and ride-hailing:

• Taxis and ride-hailing vehicles can enter the campus through most gates (See above: Basic orientation), while other private vehicles without prior registration with campus entrance control cannot.
• Nearest points to the Mengminwei Humanities Building (5-min walk) that are reachable by car are as follows, you may set these as your destinations for taxis/ride-hailing services:
  • 新清华学堂 New Tsinghua Auditorium (Pinyin: "Xin Qing-hua Xue-tang")
  • 综合体育馆 Gymnasium/Stadium of Tsinghua University (Pinyin: "Zong-he Ti-yu Guan")
• Most commonly used app for hailing both taxis and private cars is: Didi 滴滴.

Beijing Subway 北京地铁

• For nearest stations, see above: Basic orientation.
• You can tap in and out with a contactless bank card, use Alipay transport QR code (see below: Apps), or purchase physical single-tickets or a Beijing Pass card 北京市政交通一卡通 at the stations. Please refer to other official guides.
• Here is a map of Beijing Subway lines:

The Lakeview Hotel 北大博雅国际酒店

• Located to the southwest of Tsinghua campus, near Peking University;
• Close to West Gate, Southwest Gate, and South Gate of Tsinghua;
• Subway station: East Gate of Peking University 北京大学东门.

Xijiao Hotel 西郊宾馆

• Located slightly north of the Wudaokou area, east of Tsinghua campus;
• Close to the East Gate and Southeast Gate of Tsinghua;
• Subway station: Wudaokou 五道口; Qinghua Donglu Xikou 清华东路西口.

Vifan Hotel 维凡酒店

• Located in the Wudaokou area, southeast of Tsinghua campus;
• Close to the East Gate and Southeast Gate of Tsinghua;
• Subway station: Wudaokou 五道口.

HanTing Premium Hotel (Beijing Wudaokou Tsinghua East Gate) 汉庭优佳酒店（北京五道口清华东门店）

• Located in the Wudaokou area, southeast of Tsinghua campus;
• Close to the East Gate and Southeast Gate of Tsinghua;
• Subway station: Wudaokou 五道口.

Map and navigation app

• Unfortunately, Google Maps is not readily available in China.
• Alternatives are: AMap 高德地图, Baidu Maps 百度地图, or Apple Maps.

Taxi and ride-hailing app: Didi 滴滴

• Payments can also be made digitally through Alipay/WeChat within the app.
• Can also be used for scanning and using most of the shared bikes (green and purple ones) within and around Tsinghua.
• For taking taxis/ride-hailing vehicles to get to Tsinghua campus, see above: Basic orientation; Transport around/within Tsinghua.

Payment and many everyday activities app: Alipay 支付宝 (Pinyin: "Zhi Fu Bao") or WeChat/Weixin 微信

• Can link with international bank cards to make digital payments, both widely accepted throughout China.
  • Cash payments are less commonly used nowadays; some small business and most taxis/ride-hailing drivers don't support contactless card payments with international bank cards.
  • Sometimes you show your personal payment code to the merchant to pay, and sometimes you scan theirs, both ways are common. But please be cautious when scanning unfamiliar QR codes.
• In Alipay, you can also get a transport QR code to scan and pay for Beijing Subway (and also bus).
• Both can be used to scan QR codes on shared bikes to unlock them (covers more companies than Didi 滴滴).
• Many of the places to visit in Beijing require pre-booking (either free or ticketed), and these can be mostly done through Mini-Programs (小程序, Pinyin: "Xiao Cheng Xu") in Alipay/WeChat; if this is the case, you often find a QR code to scan to access the respective Mini-Programs, or specific names of the Mini-Programs to search for and open within Alipay/WeChat.