West Gate is the only main entrance of Yan Garden in yenching university Times. At that time, a plaque inscribed by Mr. Cai Yuanpei with four characters "yenching university" was hung in the middle of the gate. 1952, after Peking University moved into Yanyuan, the plaque of "Peking University" was placed in the middle of the door. The word "Peking University" was enlarged according to the inscription of President Mao Zedong on the emblem of Peking University in 1950, and merged with the red school gate.

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For Peking University, the position of Simon is extremely important, whether in history, today or in the future. As one of the landmark buildings of Yanyuan Garden, Ximen has become an important representative of the image of Peking University and an important window for people to understand Peking University.

Today's West Gate is not only the campus gate for teachers and students to go in and out, but also a symbol of Peking University, which contains rich spiritual and cultural contents. When I entered the West Gate, I entered the spiritual shrine of Peking University and boarded this sacred academic hall. ?

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