Peking University

Peking University is a public research university in Beijing, China, founded in 1898. It is known for its role in modern Chinese intellectual and political life and is among the country’s leading universities.

Imperial University of Peking: The institution established in 1898 that became Peking University. It was founded during the Hundred Days’ Reform as China’s first modern national university.
Chen Duxiu: A Chinese revolutionary and intellectual who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party and taught at Peking University. As dean of humanities, he helped make the university a hub of New Culture Movement debate.
Beida: The common short name for Peking University, formed from the Mandarin abbreviation Beijing Daxue. The name appears widely in Chinese contexts and in references to the university community.
Chinese Communist Party: The political party that has governed the People’s Republic of China since its establishment in 1949. Several early party leaders and organizers were connected to Peking University.
Hundred Days’ Reform: A 1898 reform movement that sought to modernize the Qing state and its institutions. Its educational reforms created the Imperial University of Peking.
Li Dazhao: A Chinese Marxist intellectual and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party who worked at Peking University. His library post and teaching helped introduce Marxism to students and colleagues.
Beijing: The capital municipality of China and the country’s political and cultural center. The university’s location has tied its history to national institutions and public life.
Chinese literature: Literary works written in Chinese across historical periods and genres. Faculty and students at Peking University helped promote modern vernacular literature.
Cai Yuanpei: A Chinese educator and philosopher who served as Peking University’s president from 1916 to 1927. His reforms broadened academic freedom and reshaped the university’s faculty and curriculum.
Hu Shih: A Chinese philosopher and diplomat who promoted literary reform and pragmatic philosophy. His teaching at Peking University advanced vernacular writing and intellectual experimentation.

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