Starting
university can be a daunting time for both parents and children
especially if they have spent little time apart from each other.
However
one university in China has come up with a way to tackle separation
anxiety, by allowing parents to sleep in tents on campus for a few days,
reports Huanqiu, an affiliation with the People's Daily Online.
Tianjin
University in north-east China have been providing tents for the past
four years to parents who want to ensure their children are fully
settled in.
Pictures
have emerged showing hundreds of tents, billed as 'tents of love' by
Chinese media', were set up in the university's sports hall during the
last week of August.
Feng Shujun, Chief Curator of the event told reporters that
parents finding it difficult to locate accommodation during the
settling in period are allowed to stay for three days in the sports
hall.
The parents were also given access to showers and toilets during their time in the university's gymnasium.
Mats, drinking water and cups were also on offer for parents.
The
university asked parents to inform them of their intent to stay before
their arrival in order to provide them with enough tents and fresh
towels.
Many students and graduates have been discussing the issue on China's social media site Weibo.
One
user wrote: 'I had too much luggage. My dad worried a lot. Honestly, I
didn't even know how to catch the train in my first year.'
While another commented: 'It's great to have my parents' company. But I feel bad for having them stay in a tent.'
And one user said: 'They are 18-year-old babies. I moved in on my own.'
Tianjin
University is not the only school to adopt this scheme, other
universities such as Shantou University in Guangdong province one of a
few that have started allowing parents to stay for a few days.
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