White Square: The main entrance (also called the slipper gate)

Black Square: International students dormitory building 8/9. They are connected together. The school hospital is situated right behind your building. Also in the black circle. So you can visit the hospital there if the need arises. However, you need to register separately for a card (7RMB) before you can do consultation there. Therefore it is advisable that you carry (medical, travel, personal insurance) before you depart to China. It is important to ensure that these 3 insurances cover your trip in total (overlap) so that you are “covered” while overseas.

Brown Square: This is where the mini-mart is located at. Your electricity top-up cards can be purchased here. They are available in 50 and 100 RMB. Basic necessities are available such as shampoo, hangers, toilet rolls, stationary,food and drinks. There are other mini-marts in the neighborhood which carry items that could be cheaper. Do your comparison if you want to save up. The other main stores that are frequent by students is Auchan (just beside DongChuan metro station), LianHua (Opposite the Slipper gate beside the KTV area). For the first few days, drinking water can be bought from within the school. Buy 农夫 mineral water, trademark red cap. It’s considered to be cleaner than the rest. The nestle brand one is also ok and cheaper too. For a semester, you could consider purchasing/renting a water dispenser (70RMB deposit). Water top up of 17L is available in (10-16RMB) by ordering. Deposit can be acquired when you contact the person for topping up. For this information, you can ask local students, foreign students (especially the Koreans) or the caretaker (auntie) for help. Also, there is a fruit stall and a printing shop and an electronics repair shop just beside the mini-mart. You will frequent these shops! Do not boil tap water to drink, it is not clean also! Buy bottled water!

Red Square: This is where the Bank of China outlet is at in SJTU. It is right beside canteen 4.

Purple Square: This is a sports/recreation facility. You can play board games ping pong and billiard on the level 2. Level 1, there is a bowling alley. Games are at 5RMB each free shoe rental. Ping pong is 2RMB/hour. Bats are available for rent at 1RMB/hour. Ball is provided. If I’m not wrong, there is a facility for Karaoke in this building. Very cheap! Good place to hang-out with new found foreign or local friends.

Blue Square: This is the main sports complex.There is a basketball court, lots of table tennis courts and badminton courts. Badminton can be played here. But all these courts require rental. Badminton is hot in demand so you need to book one week in advance. About 5RMB/court/hour. Table tennis is the same, but there are a lot of tables so it is easier.

Orange Square: You make your student ID here. It can be collected in a matter of minutes. All you have to do is pay 20RMB and a picture taken and you get your card. This card is to be used at canteens and entry to your dormitory. You can use cash at canteens. There are places to top-up your card, normally beside the canteen itself. Ask around for help on where to top-up.Meals at about 10RMB each at the canteens. The library is right beside the place you make your ID. You need the ID to enter the library too.

Pink Square: This is the location for workshops and offices. Mostly engineering labs and stuff. Upon arrival, students need to go to this area to report to SJTU IRO on their arrival. The module mapping advisors for engineering are also at these offices. Do look around, there’s an office which is specially for international exchange students. The officers can help and assist you.

Rust Brown Square: This is the location of the school security/police station and the old administration building. You can do your top-up of your electricity account here. The room is on the third level.

Yellow Square The lower one is one of the collection points for Taobao item. There is a mail delivery at this location too.The higher yellow circle is the Student service centre. Another collection point. Down here is the local post office. There is an ICBC bank outlet there also