The gymnasium of South-Central University for Nationalities in Wuhan, China’s Hubei Province on Wednesday has been temporarily transformed into a “guesthouse” for parents who have come a long way to lead their freshmen youth in enrollment at the beginning of the new semester. /Caixin Photo

The previous basketball court was seen brimming with some 700 polychrome bedrolls lined up in rows for the parents to use free of charge. /Caixin Photo

According to Ifeng.com, over 200 parents, from the freshmen class, stayed overnight at the sports facility on Wednesday. /Caixin Photo

It has been 16 years since the university provided accommodation for parents who declined to travel back home or check into a nearby hotel after coming from afar to send their students off to school. /Caixin Photo

While the university's gesture has received waves of appreciation for its thoughtfulness after photos of the miscellaneous bedrolls went viral online, it also sent netizens eager to show respect to their parents who would keep them accompanied during orientation, despite sleeping in a shabby environment. /Caixin Photo