‘Parcel oceans’ inundate Chinese universities as Covid-19 rules make it hard to move living necessities

Universities in China are often segregated from the rest of the city so they do not become a source of a Covid-19 outbreak

But the rules make it difficult for new students to use private transport to move their possessions

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“Oceans of parcels” arrived at Chinese universities as new students moved in ahead of the school year. Photo: Baidu

Published: 6:00pm, 13 Sep 2021Updated: 11:23pm, 13 Sep 2021

A tidal wave of parcels inundated Chinese universities as students returned to school because Covid-19 restrictions made it a challenge for students and parents to transport their living necessities themselves.

Administrators from Jian Qiao University in Shanghai told The Paper that the wave of packages happened because the campus was sealed off from the surrounding area to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19.

The rules made it difficult for students and parents to drive private vehicles onto campus, so they sent their possessions to themselves or bought new ones.

University students have sent more parcels than normal this year as Covid-19 makes logistics difficult. Photo: Baidu

Earlier this month, The Paper reported that a “parcel ocean” at Jian Qiao University blocked roads throughout the school located in the eastern Chinese megacity.

Students called the pickup areas a “battleground for packages”, and others said there were so many boxes they could not easily move around.

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