I would never forget the first night I
spent in Beijing. It was zero degree Celsius, which was quite chilly for us who
came from the South. But eventually we found that there was heating in every
dorm room. And to be frank, it was super cozy!
(West gate of PKU)
Oh, let me tell you few things about Peking
University. It is a university founded in 1898 to replace the National Academy
of the time (Qing Dynasty). These years the university has influenced the
modern China a lot. Not only did many important figures graduate from this university,
but this university also led many movements and trends. The students are from
various backgrounds, most of whom are local Chinese and come from everywhere in
China. There are also some international students, and Korean students are the
majority. Of course, there are many exchange students from other provinces in China
and from other countries.
(For more details, go to Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_University)
(Lake Wei-Ming and Bo-Ya tower)
It is said that students in PKU would wake
up early, and go to Lake Wei-Ming (未名湖) to study
English. Well, I can tell you that it is definitely a truth. There are also
other students staying up all night at McDonalds or KFCs to study. It is not
difficult to understand their passion on this since they are all under huge
academic pressure from their fellows. But I think there is the other reason why
they don’t stay up late in their dorm room. It is because of the power
restriction policy. Dormitories in PKU shut down all the electricity at
mid-night, except for the lights in the hallway. So, frankly speaking, we
should all be grateful that we can enjoy a restriction-free dorm environment in
NCCU.
