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Peking University

Peking University
北京大学
Peking University seal.svg
Former names
Imperial University of Peking
Type Public
Established 1898
President Lin Jianhua (林建华)
Party Secretary Zhu Shanlu
Academic staff
4,206
Undergraduates 15,128
Postgraduates 15,120
Location Haidian District, Beijing, China
Campus Urban, 273 ha (670 acres)
Affiliations IARU, AEARU, APRU, BESETOHA, C9
Website www.pku.edu.cn
Peking University
Simplified Chinese 北京大学
Traditional Chinese 北京大學
As of September 2016
University rankings
Global
ARWU 71
Times 29
QS 39
Asia
ARWU 5
Times 2
QS 9

Coordinates: 39°59′23″N 116°18′19″E / 39.98972°N 116.30528°E / 39.98972; 116.30528

Peking University (abbreviated PKU and colloquially known in Chinese as Běidà 北大; Chinese: 北京大学, pinyin: Běijīng Dàxué), is a major Chinese research university located in Beijing and a member of the C9 League. It is the first modern national university established in China, founded as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient Taixue or Guozijian, or Imperial Academy. It also served as the highest administration for education (ministry of education) in China at the beginning of its founding. By 1920, it had become a center for progressive thought. Peking University is consistently ranked as the top higher learning institution in mainland China. In addition to academics, Peking University is especially renowned for its campus grounds, and the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture.

Throughout its history, the university has educated and hosted many prominent modern Chinese thinkers, including figures such as: Mao Zedong, Lu Xun, Gu Hongming, Mao Dun, Li Dazhao, and Chen Duxiu. Peking University was influential in the birth of China's New Culture Movement, May Fourth Movement, the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989 and many other significant events.


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