4 127 mu. According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Peking University, abbreviated as Peking University, is located at No.5, Summer Palace Road, Haidian District, Beijing. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). The school covers an area of 4 127 mu, and is a national first-class institution in the 985 Project and the 2 1 1 Project. Peking University is the first national comprehensive university in China. At the beginning of its establishment, it was the highest educational administrative organ of the country. It was founded in 1898 at the time of reform and its original name was Shi Jing University Hall.