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Which has the longest history, Tsinghua University or Peking University?
Tsinghua University, formerly known as Tsinghua School, was founded in 19 1 1. It was originally a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government. 19 12 was renamed Tsinghua University. In order to try to cultivate talents locally, 1925 established the undergraduate department, and in the same year opened the research institute (Chinese studies). 1928 changed its name to "National Tsinghua University", and 1929 opened a research institute in autumn, with research institutes in all departments. 1937 after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it moved south to Changsha to run a school jointly with Peking University and Nankai University. 1938 moved to Kunming and was renamed as National Southwest Associated University. 1946, Tsinghua University moved back to the original site in Tsinghua campus and resumed school, with five colleges of arts, law, science, engineering and agriculture and 26 departments.

Peking University, founded in 1898 and formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall, was the first national comprehensive university in China and the highest educational administrative organ in China at that time. It was renamed as 19 12 after the Revolution of 1911.

As the center of the New Culture Movement and the birthplace of the May 4th Movement, as the birthplace of China's earliest dissemination of Marxism and democratic scientific thoughts, and as the earliest activity base of China's * * * production party, Peking University has made irreplaceable contributions to the national rejuvenation and liberation, national construction and development, social civilization and progress, and played an important vanguard role in the modernization process of China. The traditional spirit of patriotism, progress, democracy and science and the study style of diligence, preciseness, truth-seeking and innovation are endless and passed down from generation to generation here.

19 17, Cai Yuanpei, a famous revolutionary of educational democracy, became the president of Peking University. He emancipated the mind of Peking University by "following the principle of freedom of thought and inclusiveness", and his academic prosperity made Peking University change with each passing day. Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, Lu Xun and Hu Shi all worked or taught in Peking University.

If it is time, it should be Peking University.