1900, the Boxer Rebellion broke out, Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, and the Qing court ordered the closure of Shi Jing University.
1902 to 12, to restore Shi Jing University Hall, with Wu Rulun and Gu Hongming as principals and deputy directors, and Yan Fu and Lin Shu as general managers and deputy directors of the translation room of the University Hall;
19 10, Shi Jing university hall opened a branch school, offering seven subjects: economics, literature, law, politics, business, engineering and agriculture, and the first comprehensive university in modern China finally took shape;
19 1 1 The Revolution of 1911 broke out and it was renamed Peking University the following year.
1965438+On May 3rd, 2002, Shi Jing University was renamed as Peking University, which was the first university named after "National" in the history of China, and Yan Fu became the first president after the renaming.
19 16 12 and Cai Yuanpei became the president of Peking University. He followed the principle of "freedom of thought and inclusiveness" and carried out a series of reforms in Peking University. Cai Yuanpei's ten years as president of Peking University is regarded as a glorious period in the history of Peking University, which laid the tradition and spirit of Peking University.
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Peking University's first headmaster
Yan Fu (1854 65438+10.8—192165438+10.27), formerly known as Ling, was later renamed Fu, with a numerical name. Han nationality, a native of Houguan County, Fujian Province, was an influential bourgeois enlightenment thinker, famous translator and translator in modern times.
1854 65438+1October 8th (December 10th, Xianfeng 3rd year) Yan Fu was born in Yang Qi Village, Gaishan Town, Houguan County, Fujian Province. When Yan Fu was young, his father was infected with opium, and his family became increasingly poor. His mother sometimes even made a living by selling old clothes. Therefore, Yan Fu was a "little adult" when he was a child, very sensible and diligent.
1866 (five years of Tongzhi), Yan Fu's father died of illness and dropped out of school, so Yan Fu gave up the "right path" of taking the imperial examination.
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