Beijing University and Tsinghua University BeijingⅡ

Introduction to Peking University Built in 1898 and originally named Imperial University of Peking (京师大学堂), the Peking University is the first national university of the country as well as the first university in modern China, marking the beginning of Chinese modern higher education. It had well carried forward the traditional education of Imperial College and at the same time initiated the Chinese modern education. Renamed as National Peking University in 1912, in the modern history, the Peking University is the birthplace of the May 4th Movement and the New Culture Movement of China in 1919, as well as the earliest spread site for various political ideological trends and social ideals. It enjoys high reputation as the Political Barometer of China.