The first specialized school with the nature of higher education in modern China was Shi Jing University Hall! Shi Jing University Hall is the old name used by Peking University and Beijing Normal University before May 19 12. As one of the "New Deal" of the Reform Movement of 1898, the school was founded on1July 3, 898. It was the first national university in modern China, and its establishment marked the beginning of modern national higher education in China. Shi Jing University Hall was the highest institution of learning in China at that time, and it was also the first highest educational administrative organ in China. It functions as the Ministry of Education and is responsible for national education. According to the articles of association of Shi Jing University, its school-running policy is "middle school as the body and western learning as the application". After the "1898 coup", the Boxer Rebellion, Eight-Nation Alliance's occupation of Beijing and other changes, Shi Jing University Hall was repeatedly destroyed and closed. 1902, the Qing government rebuilt Shi Jing University Hall, offering two courses: crash course and preparation course. 1862 Shi Jing wentongtang, which was founded during the westernization movement, was also merged into the university hall. In the same year, Shi Jing University's Tang Shi Guan Xue and Teachers College were established, which was the predecessor of Beijing Normal University (and Northwest Normal University founded by Beijing Normal University's temporary westward migration). 1965438+On May 4th, 2002, Shi Jing University Hall was renamed as Peking University, and was immediately named "National", which was the first university named after "National" in the history of China.