Hi everyone, it’s Lauren.
Today we’re going to be taking a neighborhood tour
around the Jinqiao Residence Hall area.
The school provides shuttle buses
to and from the academic building and the residence hall.
It takes about 15 - 20 minutes depending on traffic.
Let’s go take a look around.
Come on, Kyle!
So if you miss the bus,
you can always take the metro all the way
back to the Jinqiao Residence Halls.
All you have to do is take Line 6 for six stops
and get off at the Jinqiao Avenue metro station.
You can pay with your phone or with the metro card
that they give you during Orientation Week.
It’s only about 60 US cents, or about 4RMB.
So we’re here at Family Mart right now,
it’s open 24 hours a day,
and you can buy a variety of things.
What can you buy, Lauren?
My favorite thing to buy at Family Mart is this vegetable bun.
I like to grab it on the way to school sometimes,
and then also this matcha ice cream.
Oh, I got this Russian one!
Oh! That’s great, Kyle!
Family Mart is super, super close and convenient.
It’s literally right outside the dorms.
You can always come here for a quick snack.
Starbucks is located in a mall right beside the residence halls
--super, super convenient.
Also in the mall is a grocery store, some clothing stores,
and some great places to grab a bite to eat.
Come on, I’ll show you around!
Thank you! Thank you.
Okay, so the best way to eat a Yang’s dumpling
is to pick it up with your chopsticks
and get a spoon and place it into the spoon.
Then you just need to bite off a little corner that’s facing you
and make a little hole.
Then, to help cool it down,
you get some vinegar and put it inside the hole.
Okay. Let it mix in there,
and then you can suck out the soup.
Mmm, the rest of the soup you can pour into the spoon,
and now that it’s all cooled down,
you can eat your dumpling!
Ah, good meal.
So that’s Yang’s Dumplings for you.
It’s a great place by the dorms to eat budget-friendly meals.
Super good!
So right now Kyle and I are at the Jinqiao International Plaza mall.
It’s a mall directly across the street from the residence halls.
They’re right over there.
It’s super close, super convenient,
there’s a lot of great stores here,
like skincare stores, clothing stores, and even a grocery store.
Kyle, what’s your favorite place in this mall?
Well, this one little place I like to go to is Yi Dian Dian,
and they have great bubble tea there.
Come on, let’s go and take a look around.
Right now,
we’re queuing in line for our favorite bubble tea shop, Yi Dian Dian.
It’s really cool because it’s customizable,
there’s a lot of different options.
You can pick how much sugar you want,
how much ice you want, and stuff like that.
We’re going to order right now and then show you what it’s like.
So right now we’re in the food court.
A lot of Chinese malls have these style food courts.
You can find a bunch of cuisines from all over China,
as well as a variety of international cuisines.
It’s pretty easy and affordable.
Right now Kyle and I are at HeMa,
a local grocery store--super, super close to the residence halls.
It’s in that mall we showed you earlier, just in Basement Level 1.
HeMa is a great place to pick up produce and snacks,
and when you’re ready to pay,
you can use the HeMa app which you can download on your phone.
And remember, the dorms have kitchens as well,
so you can use HeMa to get your groceries.
Let’s go get some snacks.
Okay!
So as you just saw,
the Jinqiao Residence Hall area has a lot of really fun stuff to do.
We took you to a convenience store, the closest Starbucks,
and even our favorite bubble tea shop, Yi Dian Dian.
In the area,
there's a lot of delicious things to eat and lots of cozy study corners.
As a new student,
there are also a lot of things around here
that you might logistically need,
like banks, a post office,
and not too far away, the local police station.
Remember though, if you’re ever in a time of need,
Public Safety’s hotline is open 24/7.
Thanks for coming on the tour with us!
We hope you enjoyed. Bye bye!
Bye!