Let's talk about it when we leave. All schools and research institutes have hotels and guest houses, and they need accommodation. Just register your ID, and the purpose of your visit is almost the same. About 70~90 RMB/day can only be more expensive, not cheaper. Small hotels around the school have all kinds of prices, and there should be thirty or forty, but pay attention to prevent thieves. I still think it is safer to live in school. Maybe you can eat in the school cafeteria. Ask any student in the school if they can spend money to eat in the canteen without a meal card, and they will answer you truthfully.
What I said is a cliche. Universities in China are all similar. You regard yourself as a student wherever you live, and you are not afraid to travel all over the world if you touch the rules.