To stay in 紫荆公寓 70RMB/day for Double AB room need to pay at least 6 months of stay plus 500RMB deposit for luxurious facilities and service (yes there's a tv in my room up to 90 channels but its quite redundant bcos they are all CCTV channels from all the cities in China, 24hr recep cum security guard cum street directory who have ultra memory and must be properly attired, room cleaning service almost everyday and clean bedsheets every monday (cleaners look like chambermaids in hotels). My money must have been used to pay the wages of receptionists and cleaners, their uniform and standard court shoes. The excess goes to the new CCTV that has just been installed in my block recently.

Drop module after deadline pay fine 50RMB per module

Registration fee in order to become an official student at prestigious Tsinghua University need to pay 400RMB or S$80 for slow service and never-ending flimsy receipts

Foreign students borrow books from school library need to pay 300RMB deposit for Chinese books, 1000RMB deposit for Chinese and English books plus 10RMB per month to use their facilities and materials (资料费). Call 86-10-62783067 for more details.

Canteen card (餐卡) costs 10RMB (non-refundable) plus 20RMB deposit (excluding top up value)

Each time top up canteen card deduct 10% of the value as management fee

Buy water dispenser (1 bottle 10RMB) need to pay 50RMB deposit

Take away food from some canteens need to pay 2cents for poor quality plastic bag (no box)

Just to get a Q number at school hospital need to pay 4RMB

Take school shuttle bus need to pay 1RMB (2RMB for non-student) which comes only every 15 mins

Manual guide on how to set up internet in hostel also want to earn our money (1RMB)

*This list is not exhaustive