Tsinghua University, Tsinghua for short, was born in 19 1 1 year. It was established on the basis of the "boxer indemnity" returned by the United States, named after Tsinghua Campus, and located in the northwest suburb of Beijing. Formerly known as "Tsinghua School", it was a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government. The following year, it was renamed "Tsinghua School". In order to try to cultivate talents locally, 1925 established the undergraduate department; 1928 changed its name to "National Tsinghua University". 1937 after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the school moved south to Changsha, and jointly established "National Temporary University of Changsha" with Peking University and Nankai University. 1938 moved to Kunming and changed its name to "National Southwest Associated University"; 1946 moved back to the original site of Beijing Tsinghua Campus.
Peking University was founded in 1898, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall. It is the first national university in China and the first formally established university in the modern history of China. Its establishment marks the beginning of modern higher education in China. Peking University, founded as the highest institution of higher learning in China, was originally the highest educational administrative organ in China at that time. It also has the dual functions of the highest institution of higher learning and the Ministry of Education in China. Peking University inherited the academic system of imperial academy, the highest institution of higher learning in China for thousands of years, which is a modern continuation of the highest institution of higher learning in ancient China. Since its founding, Peking University has always enjoyed a high reputation and status, which can be described as "inheriting the orthodoxy of Imperial College and establishing a university ancestral family". After the Revolution of 1911 (19 12), Shi Jing University Hall was renamed "Peking University".