More than 300,000 Chinese people have enjoyed online university campus tours from home through livestreaming by students who remain on campus amid the extended holiday due to the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Students and teachers from 12 universities attended the live broadcasting, including Tongji University in Shanghai, Soochow University in east China's Jiangsu Province and Henan Polytechnic University in central China's Henan Province.

Via the livestreaming section on Alibaba's Taobao app, on-campus students showed viewers around their campuses and introduced the history and culture of their universities.

Some livestreamers took the viewers on a tour of a canteen and some invited professors to extend greetings to students.

Comments posted by viewers include nostalgic memories of their college years and good wishes for students who will attend the national college entrance exam.