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2014 New Student Guidebook 2014 New Student Guidebook 1 Table of Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................................................... 4 GSM Ambassadors ......................................................................................................................... 4 Arrival Information ............................................................................................................................ 5 Money ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Map from Beijing Capital Airport to Peking University ...................................................................... 5 Travel from the Airport to Peking University .................................................................................... 5 By Bus: ....................................................................................................................................... 6 By Airport Express Train and Subway ........................................................................................... 6 Where to live? ................................................................................................................................... 8 ZhongGuanXinYuan Global Village PKU 中关新园 ............................................................................ 9 SuZhouJie 苏州街 .........................................................................................................................10 Apartments in SuZhouJie ...............................................................................................................11 Somerset Hotel 北京盛捷中关村服务公寓 aka 遠中悅萊 ...........................................................11 AiSeDungGuoJiaGongYu 艾瑟顿国际公寓 ..................................................................................13 Wudaokou 五道口 ........................................................................................................................14 Wudaokou Apartments .................................................................................................................15 HuaQingJiaYuan Apartments 华清嘉园 .......................................................................................15 Tips for Successful House Hunting .....................................................................................................16 Where to Eat ....................................................................................................................................17 Cafeterias and Main Dining Areas ...................................................................................................17 Transportation Information ...............................................................................................................18 Subway (地铁 dìtiě) .......................................................................................................................18 How to use the Baidu Subway Map (Chinese Online Resource) ........................................................18 How to Use the Beijing Subway Official Website (Chinese) ...........................................................19 Subway Web Resources in English ..................................................................................................20 How to use Google Maps (English) ..............................................................................................20 Beijing Subway Official Website (English) ....................................................................................20 Subway Mobile App Resources in Chinese and English .....................................................................21 2 Beijing Subway 北京地铁 (Subway map and train times) .............................................................21 Explore Beijing ...........................................................................................................................21 Taxi 出租车 Chu Zu Che ................................................................................................................22 Taxi Mobile App Resources in Chinese .........................................................................................22 English Language Taxi Resources.................................................................................................22 Bus 公共汽车 Gong Gong Qi Che ..................................................................................................23 Bus Web Resources in Chinese ...................................................................................................23 Baidu (Chinese) ..........................................................................................................................24 图吧 www.mapbar.com (Chinese) ..............................................................................................24 Bus Mobile App Resources in Chinese .........................................................................................25 Visa Application ................................................................................................................................27 How to apply for a residence permit for X visa students ..................................................................27 Stage 1: The Student (X) Visa ......................................................................................................27 Stage 2: Police Registration ........................................................................................................28 Stage 3: Health Check.................................................................................................................30 Stage 4: Apply for the Residence Permit ......................................................................................33 Stage 5: Re-register with the police .............................................................................................34 Life Necessities .................................................................................................................................35 Travel in China ..................................................................................................................................42 Where to buy tickets on Campus ....................................................................................................42 Create Your Own Adventure ..........................................................................................................42 Sample Day Trip to Huludao ...........................................................................................................43 Health ..............................................................................................................................................45 Health: School and Travel Insurance ..............................................................................................45 Health: Before you come to China .................................................................................................45 The Health Exam ...........................................................................................................................46 Health: Medical Care in Beijing ..........................................................................................................47 Other Helpful Information: ............................................................................................................53 Class Activities ..................................................................................................................................54 Foreign guided tour (one of many) .................................................................................................54 3 All you can eat BBQ .......................................................................................................................54 Strawberry Picking ........................................................................................................................54 Enhanced Calendar ...........................................................................................................................56 Course Structure ..............................................................................................................................59 First Year ......................................................................................................................................59 Second Year ..................................................................................................................................59 Required Course Descriptions ...........................................................................................................60 Elective Course List ........................................................................................................................63 Chinese Language Classes .................................................................................................................64 Foreword GSM Ambassadors The Guanghua MBA Student Ambassadors are a group of current MBA students who are dedicated to the positive promotion of the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. The program is designed to help prospective applicants gain an insight into the reality of life at Guanghua through sharing their experiences. As part of our outreach, we have collected advice and suggestions from the Class of 2012 and 2013 to provide students in
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