1June, 898, Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty promulgated "The State is an Imperial Decree" to promote the "Reform Movement of 1898", and the imperial edict emphasized that "Shi Jing University Hall is advocated by all provinces, so it is better to do it first".

1On July 3rd, 898, Emperor Guangxu approved the Draft Articles of Association of Shi Jing University Hall drafted by Liang Qichao, formally established Shi Jing University Hall, and appointed Sun Jianai, the official minister and co-organizer of the University Hall, as the first minister in charge of university hall affairs. Subsequently, Sun Jianai appointed Xu Jingcheng as the head teacher of middle school and American missionary Ding Weiliang as the head teacher of western learning. 1September 2, 8981day, Empress Dowager Cixi and the old guard staged a coup, and the Hundred Days Reform failed. However, the auditorium of Shi Jing University was preserved.

Extended Information Peking University was born in 1898, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall. It was the first national university in modern China, and it was also the earliest school founded in the name of "University". Its establishment marks the beginning of modern higher education in China.

Peking University is the only school established as the highest institution of higher learning in modern China. At first, it was also the highest educational administrative organ of the country, exercising the functions of the Ministry of Education and being in charge of national education. Peking University gave birth to the earliest modern academic system in China and initiated the earliest university disciplines in China, such as liberal arts, science, social sciences, agriculture and medicine. He was the founder of higher education in China in modern times.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Peking University