Peking University, referred to as "Peking University" for short, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) and a vice-ministerial level established by the central government, ranking among the "2 1 1 project", "985 project" and "world-class university and first-class discipline".

Peking University is the center of the New Culture Movement and the birthplace of the May 4th Movement. It first spread the ideas of Marxism, science and democracy in China, which was one of the important foundations for the establishment of China.

For a long time, Peking University has always shared the same fate with the people of China and China, and kept pace with the times and society. It is the cradle of cultivating and bringing up high-quality innovative talents. As Mr. Cai Yuanpei said, "great scholars, including courtesy, are also the general principles of freedom of thought, and the reason why universities are great."

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Peking University, founded in 1898, was the first national comprehensive university in China and the highest educational administrative organ in China at that time. It was renamed as 19 12 after the Revolution of 1911.

As the center of the New Culture Movement and the birthplace of the May 4th Movement, as the birthplace of China's earliest dissemination of Marxism and democratic scientific thoughts, and as the earliest activity base of China, Peking University has made irreplaceable contributions to the national rejuvenation and liberation, national construction and development, social civilization and progress, and played an important vanguard role in the modernization process of China.

The traditional spirit of patriotism, progress, democracy and science and the study style of diligence, preciseness, truth-seeking and innovation are endless and passed down from generation to generation here.

19 17, the famous educator Cai Yuanpei became the president of Peking University. He "followed the principle of freedom of thought and adopted the principle of inclusiveness" and carried out fruitful reforms in Peking University, which promoted ideological emancipation and academic prosperity. Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, Lu Xun and Hu Shi all worked or taught in Peking University.

1937 After the Lugouqiao Incident, Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University moved south to Changsha to form Changsha Temporary University. Soon, the temporary university moved to Kunming and was renamed National Southwest Associated University. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Peking University resumed his studies in Peiping on 1946 and 10.

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