Peking University covers an area
27 10000 square meters (about 4 100 mu). PekingUniversity, referred to as "Peking University" for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the western suburbs of Beijing, covering an area of about 27 10000 square meters (about 41000 mu). Peking University was founded at the time of 1898 reform and restructuring, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall. It was the first national comprehensive university in China in modern times, and it was also the highest educational administrative organ in China at the beginning of its establishment. 19 12 changed to national Peking University. /kloc-moved south to Changsha in 0/937, and formed the National Temporary University of Changsha together with the National Tsinghua University and the private Nankai University. /kloc-moved to Kunming in 0/938 and changed its name to National Southwest Associated University. 1946 Demobilized and returned to Beiping (now Beijing). 65438-0952, after the adjustment of colleges and departments in colleges and universities across the country, became a comprehensive university focusing on basic disciplines of arts and sciences, and moved from Beijing Beach and other places to its current site. In 2000, it merged with the former Beijing Medical University to form the new Peking University.