Telecommunications

Telephone card ‘200’, ‘201’,”IP”: This card is especially good and valuable for international students for making international calls to their home or friends outside China. For details, please enquire regarding this at the International office.

Mobiles: Three mobile network service providers in China are China Mobile and China Unicom. and China Telecom. Many packages are available, you are welcome to inquiry on this at International Office.

How to get to the University:

SCNU is a very convenient place to reach no matter what means you take, by air, by train, or by bus. From the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, you can take an Airport Bus to Huashi (GDH) Hotel, which is the terminal of one of the airport coach routes and get to the inside of SCNU. Remember to go to the COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURE. Don’t forget the telephone number 85210012 as you might need it if you find yourself lost on campus.

 It is around 10 minutes from East railway station (Named GUANGZHOU DONG ZHAN in Chinese) to SCNU by taxi. From the old train station (named GUANGZHOU HUOCHE ZHAN, or simply GUANGZHOU ZHAN) you can take buses No. 269, 234, or 33 to arrive at the University.

Many buses stop before the main gate of the University, such as 178, 248, 515, 242,296,and so on. Usually, the ticket fare is RMB 2 yuan for air-conditioned one.

You can also take subway or metro called Line 3 at the airport to go to many places in urban area or suburbs. The stop for our university is South China Normal University.

Shopping:

On campus there are shops and open markets in SCNU and almost all the necessities for everyday life are available. Off campus nearby there are also several big supermarkets or large stores for specific goods.

Library:

SCNU enjoys a multi-functional library that holds around 2 million documents, of which 1,690,000 are in Chinese and 240,000 are from foreign sources, and 3000 periodicals, from both internal and external sources. Over 40 various types of databases exist. Internet service is available to all.

Meals:

There are 3 cafeterias on campus, located in different places of campus. A variety of foods are offered at low, medium and high prices. One western food restaurant is on the second floor of ‘QIN YUAN’. An open market is also within walking distance on campus if you like cooking yourself.

Hotel

SCNU owns a four-star hotel named Guangdong Hotel(YUE HAI HOTEL IN CHINESE). It serves western and eastern food, standard rooms for guests.

Clinic:

University clinic is available on campus. Nearby the University, within walking distance there is the 3rd Affiliated Hospital to Zhongshan University, a locally well-known hospital.

Bank:

A Construction bank of China is on campus, in which both Chinese RMB and some of the main foreign currencies can be processed. Near the main gate and west gate of SCNU you can also enjoy the services of Industrial l and Commercial Bank of China.

Post Office:

A mini Post Office is on campus that provides great convenience for the students.

Sports:

There are two standard sports fields on campus, a gym, basketball courts, tennis court, badminton hall, swimming pool as well. As to the prices and other details regarding these facilities, please go to Home Office of the College.

Entertainment

Films are available on Friday and Saturday on campus. The ticket fares are 4-10yuan.