The three-week Chinese Law programme combines lectures conducted on the Tsinghua campus with official visits to major legal institutions in Beijing. The teaching is conducted by the law professors of Tsinghua University and distinguished guest speakers from the national legislature and the Central People’s Government. The lectures and seminars cover major areas of Chinese law including: rule of law in China, legal system, Constitution, civil law, commercial law, criminal law, administrative law, legal history, procedural laws, Hong Kong Basic Law, and etc. Students have a chance to visit major legal institutions including the national legislature, the Supreme People’s Court, Central government department, arbitration centre, law firm, prison, and etc. At the end of the programme, each student is required to submit an essay of 3,000 to 5,000 words.