Universities show off their creative admission packages

Meanwhile, Shanghai Jiao Tong University has designed a package that comprises a box which resembles its iconic, 125-year-old school gate.

Tongji University, whose name references the Chinese idiom "crossing the river in the same boat", has created admission packages themed on winds and waves. The three paper boats included in the set express the university's hopes that their students will have a successful future.

As East China Normal University is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the admission letters have been imprinted with images of the school's famous streams, greenery and main buildings.

The admission package from Shanghai International Studies University takes the shape of an envelope, which signifies the opening up of a new chapter. The school's English motto, "Interpret the World, Translate the Future", has been printed on the cover to encourage students to help bridge China and the world.