The three-storied bath centre in Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an city provides seven private bathrooms for student couples at a cost of 15 yuan (RM7.50) for a shower and 18 yuan (RM9) for a tub bath.
Single students can also bathe in the room, at half the price.
The first and second floors are used as a public bathhouse for the majority of students.
The bath centre is, in fact, run by a private contractor, and is open to students, faculty and their family, an employee told the newspaper which conducted the covert coverage after being tipped-off by a student from the university.
Students' opinions vary on the rule.
"I cannot accept this," said a graduate named Xu. "Though college students are grown-ups, co-showering with lovers is a private matter and it will have a bad impact if it is allowed in the college bathhouse."
