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Why is there a statue of Laozi in Peking University?
There is a statue of Laozi in Peking University, which is a centennial gift from alumni of philosophy department to his alma mater. It is about 2 meters high and made of marble. There are two kinds of sculptures in Peking University campus: one is a celebrity statue, and the other is a memorial sculpture. This is a statue of an ancient philosopher in China, which is a landscape of Peking University campus. From the statues all over the Yanyuan Garden, we can see the humanities and history of Peking University.

Characteristics of Campus Environment in Peking University

The campus of Peking University is divided into six parts: Headquarters, Medical Department, Changping Campus, Daxing Campus, Wuxi Campus and Shenzhen Graduate School. Headquarters, also known as Yan Garden, includes Shuchun Garden, Garden, Langrun Garden, Jingchun Garden, Garden, Weixiu Garden, Changchun Garden and Chengze Garden. It is a famous royal garden in Ming and Qing dynasties, and its basic pattern and charm still exist for hundreds of years.

The campus is adjacent to Yuanmingyuan in the north and Summer Palace in the west. Peking University has made full use of this rare historical heritage to build a picturesque campus environment, which has both the grandeur of the royal gardens and the beautiful features of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. There are not only classical buildings such as pavilions and pavilions, but also mountains surrounded by water, connected by lakes and interspersed with dikes and islands, with pleasant scenery.

Campus towering old trees, tree-lined, evergreen, birds and flowers, different landscapes. The beautiful image of the Lake Tower is accompanied by the master's back, which is the most beautiful picture of the Yanyuan Garden. The famous one-tower lake map refers to the lakeside scenery of the unnamed lake.