1952, the departments were adjusted, and the relevant departments of the central government decided to build a "college area" in the northwest suburb of Beijing. The first batch of (8) colleges and universities were established in a unified way, and the name "eight colleges" came into being. Today, these eight universities are China Geo University, Beihang University, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, peking university health science center, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Youshi University in China and China Agricultural University.
East side of the road (4 stops), from south to north:
Beijing Medical College (now peking university health science center);
Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel (now University of Science and Technology Beijing);
Beijing Petroleum Institute (now China Petroleum University)
Beijing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization (now China Agricultural University).
West side of the road (4 stops), from south to north:
Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (now Beihang University);
Beijing Institute of Geology (now China Geo University);
Beijing Institute of Mining (now China University of Mining and Technology);
Beijing Forestry College (now Beijing Forestry University).