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{{infobox University
{{Refimprove|date=October 2008}}
|name= Peking University <br> 北京大学
{{Infobox Television|
|image_name= Peking_University.svg
| show_name = Harry Hill's TV Burp
|established= 1898
| image = [[Image:TV Burp.jpg|200px]]
|type= [[Public University|Public]]
| country = {{UK}}
|president= [[Xu Zhihong|Xu Zhihong (许智宏)]]
| caption = Title card
|city= [[Beijing]]
| format = Comedy Entertainment
|country= [[China]]
| picture_format = [[PAL]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]])
|undergrad = 15,128
| runtime = 30 minutes (including commericials)
|postgrad = 15,039
| creator =
|faculty = 4,206
| language = [[English language|English]]
|campus= [[Urban area|Urban]], 273 [[hectare|ha]]
| presenter = [[Harry Hill]]
|affiliations=[[International Alliance of Research Universities|IARU]], [[APRU]], [[BESETOHA Universities|BESETOHA]]
| channel = [[ITV]]
|website= [http://www.pku.edu.cn/ www.pku.edu.cn]
| first_aired = [[December 22]], [[2001]] (pilot),<br>[[November 14]], [[2002]]
|image name = PKU-plaque.jpg‎ <bra> Imperial University of Peking
| last_aired = <br>present
| num_series = 7 (including Pilot and 2 Christmas specials)
| num_episodes = 66
| producer = Nick Symons<br><small>(2002-2006)</small>;<br>[[Spencer Millman]]<br><small>(2007-present)</small>
| related = [[The Soup]]
| imdb_id = 0352110
}}
}}
'''Peking University''' ({{zh-tsp|t=北京大學|s=北京大学|p=Běijīng Dàxué}}) of [[Beijing]], colloquially known in Chinese as '''Beida''' (北大, ''Běidà''), is the first formally established university, and the first national university of China. It was founded as '''Imperial Capital University''' in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient [[Guozijian]] (國子監 guózǐjiàn)<ref>[http://hi.baidu.com/yiyi/blog/item/ec385c60a0da9cde8db10d19.html]</ref>. By 1920 it had become a center for progressive thought. Today, most national and international rankings place Peking University amongst the top universities in China.<ref> [http://www.arwu.org/rank/2006/ARWU2006_TopAsia.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/universityranking1.php]</ref><ref>[http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh-CN%7Cen&u=http://rank2008.netbig.com/cn/rnk_1_0_0.htm&usg=ALkJrhg-R6R1hxyclErwaWM5azZaXdUeDA]</ref><ref>[http://www.china-university-ranking.com/]</ref><ref>[http://www.universitymetrics.com/tiki-index.php?page=Top+300+Universities+2006&PHPSESSID=097539296a56ac89458242de5a67e6bf]</ref><ref>[http://www.ensmp.fr/Actualites/PR/EMP-ranking.html][http://gse.sjtu.edu.cn/kxyj/articles/en/ELW2005003--Univ%20ranking%20in%20China%202005%20HEE_30_02%20p10.pdf]</ref> In addition to its academics, the Peking University is especially renowned for the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture at its campus ground.<ref>[http://bschool.nus.edu.sg/NUSPKUMBA/AboutPekingUniversity/Overview/tabid/412/Default.aspx About Peking University.] [[National University of Singapore]]</ref>
'''''Harry Hill's TV Burp''''' is a popular [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA award]]-winning [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television comedy]] programme, produced by Avalon Television for [[ITV]], and is hosted by the [[stand-up comedy|comedian]] [[Harry Hill]]. The show presents a satirical look at the previous week's television, including extracts from TV shows with added sketches, observational voice-overs, and guest appearances.


Throughout its history, the university has distinguished himself from the peers in terms of intellectual freedom and have produced and hosted many of modern China's top thinkers, including [[Lu Xun]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Hu Shih]], [[Li Dazhao]], [[Gu Hongming]], and [[Chen Duxiu]]<ref>[http://www.pku.edu.cn/about/about/beida/mingren.htm]</ref>. The Peking University was the among the birthplaces for China's [[New Culture Movement]], [[May Fourth Movement]], the [[Tiananmen Square protest of 1989]] and many other significant events.<ref name="br">{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/449011/Peking-University#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Peking%20University%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia|title=Peking University|publisher=''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''|date=2008-08-21}}</ref>
This type of format was pioneered by the US [[E!]] network's ''[[Talk Soup]]'' and subsequently ''[[The Soup]]'' but on a smaller scale.


==History and airings==
== History ==
[[Image:PekingUniversityPic6.jpg|thumb|208px|The Peking University's West Gate, one of the symbols of the university campus]]
The show is filmed at Teddington Studios, Middlesex, in Studio 1 and is based on clips of the previous week of programming, showing lines of dialogue that can be twisted out of context, unusual set layouts and actions performed on the shows. Although Hill does most of the writing himself, [[Brenda Gilhooly]], [[Paul Hawksbee]], [[Dan Maier]] and [[David Quantick]] also help write the weekly show. The show premièred with a [[television pilot|pilot]] on [[December 22]], [[2001]], which is available to watch on Avalon's website. The pilot contained many of the common elements that remain on the show to the present day, now in its seventh series, such as "TV Highlight of the Week" and the pre-break "fight".
Peking University was established in Beijing in December 1898 during the [[Hundred Days Reform]] and was originally known as the Imperial Capital University ({{zh-tsp|t=京師大學堂|s=京师大学堂|p=Jīngshī Dàxuétáng}}) to replace the ancient [[Guozijian]] (國子監 guózǐjiàn). In 1902, the Imperial Capital University's Faculty of Education was spinned off to become today's [[Beijing Normal University]], the best teacher's college in China. In 1912, following the Xinhai Revolution, the Imperial University was renamed the National Peking University ({{zh-ts|t=國立北京大學|s=国立北京大学}}). The famous scholar [[Cai Yuanpei]] was appointed president on January 4 1917 and helped transform the university into the country's largest institution of higher learning, with 14 departments and an enrollment of more than 2,000 students. Cai, inspired by the German model of academic freedom, recruited an intellectually diverse faculty that included [[Hu Shi]], [[Chen Duxiu]], and [[Lu Xun]]. In 1919 students of Peking University formed the bulk of the protesters of the [[May Fourth Movement]]. Efforts by the Beiyang government to end to protests by sealing off the Peking University campus led to Cai's resignation. In 1920 Peking University became the second Chinese university to accept female students, after [[Nanjing University]].
[[Image:PekingUniversitycampus3.jpg|thumb|180px|left|The white marble ''huabiao'' (華表 or 华表), or ''ornamental pillars '' on the campus ground]]
After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 (and the resulting expansion of Japanese territorial control in east China), Peking University moved to [[Changsha]] and formed the Changsha Temporary University along with Tsinghua University and Nankai University. In 1938, the three schools moved again, this time to [[Kunming]], and formed the National Southwestern United University. In 1946, after World War II, Peking University moved back to Beijing. At that time, the university comprised six schools (Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture), and a research institute for humanities. The total student enrollment grew up to 3,000.


In 1952, three years after the People's Republic of China was established, the [[Yenching University]] was merged into Peking University and Peking University lost its "national" appellation to reflect the fact that all universities under the new socialist state would be public. In 1952 Peking University moved from downtown Beijing to the former Yenching campus. The first disturbances of the Cultural Revolution began at Peking University in 1966; education there ceased between 1966 and 1970. Since then, the university has reasserted its position as one of the leading universities of China.
Following the success of the pilot, a full series was commissioned, starting on [[November 14]], [[2002]]. Six subsequent series have followed, as well as two Christmas specials (see Transmissions).


In 2000, [[Beijing Medical University]] was merged into Peking University and became the Peking University Health Science Campus. Beida now has eight affiliated hospitals and 12 teaching hospitals.
Series 1-3 were originally shown in a late-night slot on Thursdays and Fridays respectively. This received criticism from many, as it was very family-friendly humour, and called for it to be broadcast earlier. Series 3 saw a repeat showing in a Sunday teatime slot. Series' 4 and 5 saw Burp broadcast on a Saturday teatime slot - although now, from being criticised for being shown too late, some feel that its new slot was too ''early'', and deserved a prime-time evening slot. Series 6 was given a boost following Hill's successful narration of ''[[You've Been Framed]]''. The series reached a new high on [[26 January]] [[2008]] when a peak audience of 8 million viewers tuned in, averaging 7 million, the show's highest audience to date. At the end of the Spring 2008 series, Harry announced that he would be returning in the Autumn, and the eighth series is scheduled to air from 11th October. <ref>http://www.tv.com/harry-hills-tv-burp/show/18178/summary.html</ref> Recording for this series begins on Thursday 9th October 2008.


In 2001, Peking University set up a satellite campus in Shenzhen. The university's second business school openned its door on this campus in 2004, and was renamed Beida HSBC School of Business in 2008.
A Best Of DVD is due to be released November 10th 2008. {{Fact|date=October 2008}}


== Academic reputation ==
==Recurring elements==
[[Image:Weiming lake peking university.jpg|thumb|250px|The weiming lake, located in the middle of the university campus]]
*Pre-advertisement 'fights' that attempt to determine which of two people or things from a scene are "best", such as "babies or cats" (from an episode of ''[[The Apprentice (UK TV series)|The Apprentice]]''), "chicken or turkey", "White Rat or Brown Rat" (from a [[nature]] documentary), "[[Mars]] or meat" (from ''[[Life on Mars (TV series)|Life on Mars]]'') or even "Jesus or Hitler". After making the comparison, Hill's signature tagline follows: "But which is better? (A) or (B)? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT!", at which point two actors representing the characters of the comparison appear from either side and engage in a wrestling match while Hill goads them on.
[[Image:PekingUniversityPic2.jpg|thumb|250px|Peking University during spring]]
*"TV Highlight of the Week": a tiny segment of a show showing an entirely mundane event such as throwing out some sour milk, exhaling, snoring, spraying disinfectant or serving tea. Occasionally this is replaced with a variant on the same theme, such as "Extra of the Week", "Voiceover Highlight of the Week", or even something as complicated as "Lopsided Glasses Wearer Who Looks A Bit Like [[David Baddiel]] of the Week" or "Most Casual Turning On Of A Car Indicator of the Week', with the usual jingle artificially stretched to fit in the extra words. Series 7 also included the recurring "I Beg Your Pardon Of The Week", which features a clip of mumbled or unintelligable dialogue.
[[Image:PekingUniversityPic3.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
*At the end of every show, one of the people referenced in the show comes back to sing a song. For example, in the pilot episode, [[Bruce Jones]] sings [[Rhinestone Cowboy]] after Harry gave him a pet horse.
[[Image:PekingUniversitycampus1.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
*Staged or edited shots in which Hill 'appears' in a show (sometimes as himself, sometimes as a character from said show) to artificially alter the outcome of the scene or to mimic or attack a character that has annoyed him.
Most national and international rankings of Chinese universities place Peking University amongst top universities in China<ref>[http://www.arwu.org/rank/2006/ARWU2006_TopAsia.htm]</ref><ref>[http://www.chinaeducenter.com/en/universityranking1.php]</ref><ref>[http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh-CN%7Cen&u=http://rank2008.netbig.com/cn/rnk_1_0_0.htm&usg=ALkJrhg-R6R1hxyclErwaWM5azZaXdUeDA]</ref><ref>[http://www.china-university-ranking.com/]</ref><ref>[http://www.universitymetrics.com/tiki-index.php?page=Top+300+Universities+2006&PHPSESSID=097539296a56ac89458242de5a67e6bf]</ref><ref>[http://www.ensmp.fr/Actualites/PR/EMP-ranking.html]</ref><ref>[http://gse.sjtu.edu.cn/kxyj/articles/en/ELW2005003--Univ%20ranking%20in%20China%202005%20HEE_30_02%20p10.pdf]</ref>. ''[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]]'' in 2006 ranked Peking University as the 14th best university in the world, taking the highest spot in Asia<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2006/top_200_universities/ THES - QS World University Rankings 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.paked.net/higher_education/rankings/times_2006.htm The Top 200 World University Rankings]</ref>; the same ranking in 2007 placed the University at 36th best worldwide, still the highest in the Chinese mainland.<ref>[http://uniranks.unifiedself.com/2007top200.html World University Rankings 2007]</ref>
*Series-specific running gags, such as "Celebrity Big Brother Round-Up", pretending to be the banker on the other end of the phone on ''[[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', and the uncanny ability of the respective casts of ''[[Emmerdale]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'' to make inadvertently animal-like noises.
*Praising The Mustard Shop whenever [[Norwich]] is mentioned.
*Victims of jokes turning up on set immediately after a scene in which they appear.
*''[[Emmerdale]]'' character Val's [[cataracts]] have become a recurring joke, based on a scene in which she questions "Cataracts?" after a diagnosis. The scene was spoofed with Harry repeating the surprised declaration then passing the news onto a chain of various celebrities (mainly those under contract with ITV) and the show's own history of highlighted extras who respond "Cataracts?" one after another. A passing tongue-in-cheek mention of 'ear cataracts?' a few weeks later was spoofed on the [[1st March]], [[2008]] edition of the show in exactly the same way, lasting almost a minute and a half and featuring [[cameo]] appearances from comedians [[Al Murray]], [[Jimmy Carr]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Jeremy Kyle]] and [[Noel Fielding]], in all there were 41 cameos made.
*Almost every episode of series 7 contained a segment looking at that week's episode of the [[BBC Three]] lifestyle documentary programme ''[[Freaky Eaters]]'', about people with strange eating habits. After a clip showing the particular food the 'Freaky Eater' is either addicted to or repulsed by, Harry will repeat them in a loud, moronic, toothless [[gurn]] (e.g. "beans!", "chippy chips!", "sausages!", "hoopy [[SpaghettiOs|hoops]]!", "sweet snicknoin!" (sirloin). When collecting his BAFTA in 2008, Harry used this voice again, and jokingly said that ''Freaky Eaters'' should have received the award because it's the "best show on telly".


Peking University is a comprehensive and [[national key university]] [http://news.sohu.com/14/84/news202198414.shtml 全国重点大学]. The University consists of 30 colleges and 12 departments, with 93 specialties for undergraduates, 2 specialties for the second [[Bachelor's degree]], 199 specialties for [[Master's degree]] candidates and 173 specialties for [[Doctorate|Doctoral candidates]]. While in a leading position of [[basic sciences]] research and teaching, the university has gained itself very successful development of [[applied sciences]].
==Trivia==
{{Trivia|date=April 2008}}
*Hill, a fan of the British singer [[Morrissey]], has also used songs of Morrissey in the show on at least two occasions. TV Burp used to have a segment called "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", which was introduced by the Morrissey song of the same name. Also, in the 2006 series, Hill jokingly changed the theme tune of the popular soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' to "[[Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now]]" by [[The Smiths]].
*Hill used members of the audience to sit behind his desk for his latest series to put on his website, the first being one Alasdair Bryce.


At present, Peking university has 216 research institutions and research centres, including 2 national engineering research centres, 81 key national disciplines, 12 national key laboratories. With eight million holdings, the university [[library]] is the largest of its kind in Asia.
==Recognition and Awards==
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Ximen-1.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The West Gate]] -->
Harry Hill's TV Burp has been nominated for ''Best Comedy Entertainment Programme'' at the 2007 [[British Comedy Awards]].
<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.sitcom.co.uk/news/news.php?story=000326
| title = The British Sitcom Guide - News
| accessdate = 2007-11-07}}</ref>
It won two 2008 British Academy Television Awards for Best Entertainment Performance (for Harry Hill) and Best Entertainment programme.


The university has made an effort to combine the research on fundamental scientific issues with the training of [[personnel]] with high level specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country's modernization. It strives not only for the simultaneous improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction and mutual promotion among various subjects.
==Transmissions==
'''Series 1-8'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series !! Premiere !! Last in series !! Episodes
|-
| '''1''' || [[November 14]], [[2002]] || [[19 December]], [[2002]] || 6
|-
| '''2''' || [[30 October]], [[2003]] || [[18 December]], [[2003]] || 8
|-
| '''3''' || [[20 February]], [[2004]] || [[2 April]], [[2004]] || 7
|-
| '''4''' || [[23 October]], [[2004]] || [[27 November]], [[2004]] || 6
|-
| '''5''' || [[21 January]], [[2006]] || [[25 March]], [[2006]] || 10
|-
| '''6''' || [[20 January]], [[2007]] || [[14 April]], [[2007]] || 13
|-
| '''7''' || [[12 January]], [[2008]] || [[5 April]], [[2008]] || 13
|-
| '''8''' || [[18 October]] [[2008]] || [[TBA]] || 25
|}


[[Teaching]] also has been emphasized. It aims to cultivate the students' practical ability and creative power. As a result, the teaching of core courses is strengthened, the content of courses is enriched and renewed and favourable conditions have been created, for the students to develop themselves in [[extracurricular activities]].
It has been confirmed that an 8th series of the popular comedy show will be transmitted in Autumn of 2008, currently scheduled from [[October]] [[2008]] with 12 episodes, including 1 christmas special.


Peking University has been becoming a center for teaching and research, consisting of diverse branches of learning such as pure and applied sciences, [[social sciences]] and the [[humanities]], and sciences of [[management]] and [[education]]. Its aim is to rank among the world's best universities in the next couple of decades, with the school's leadership placing great emphasis on developing bilateral relationships with prominent American universities for student and faculty exchanges.
'''Other/Special editions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Broadcast
|-
| '''Pilot''' || colspan=2| [[December 22]], [[2001]]
|-
| '''Xmas #1''' || [[30 December]], [[2006]]
|-
| '''Xmas #2''' || [[25 December]], [[2007]]
|-
| '''Xmas #3''' || [[December]], [[2008]]
|}


Over the past century, more than 400 Peking University alumni had become presidents of other major Chinese universities, including former [[Tsinghua University|Tsinghua]] President Luo Jialun, [[Renmin University]] President Yuan Baohua, [[Zhejiang University]] President Qian Sanqiang, [[Fudan University]] President Zhang Zhirang, [[Nankai University]] President Teng Weizao, [[Chinese University of Science and Technology]] President Guan Weiyan and so on<ref>[http://club.cn.yahoo.com/bbs/threadview/1100055843_2__pn1.html]</ref>.
==External links==
*{{itv.com|id=harryhill|title=''Harry Hill's TV Burp''}}
*{{imdb title|id=0352110|title=Harry Hill's TV Burp}}
*[http://www.harry-hill.tv/ Harry Hill's official site]
*[http://www.avalonuk.com/tv/ Avalon Television's website] (Contains the full pilot of TV Burp, amongst other programmes.)
*[http://harryhill.wordpress.com Harry Hill Fansite] - Unofficial Fansite for Harry Hill


==References==
== Campus ==
The campus of Peking University was originally located north of [[Forbidden City]] in the center of Beijing, and was later moved to the former campus of [[Yenching University]] in 1952. The current campus is located in northwest Beijing, in the Haidian district, which was concentrated with many well known colleges and universities.
{{reflist}}
[http://www.itv.com/PressCentre/HarryHillsTVBurp/S8Ep1Wk43/default.html] ITV.com - Press Centre - Harry Hill's TV Burp
{{Harry Hill}}


It is located in the former site of [[Qing Dynasty]] royal gardens and it retains traditional Chinese-style landscaping as well as many historical buildings. It is known throughout [[China]], along with its neighbour, [[Tsinghua University]], for their beautiful campuses. The university campus is surrounded by the weiming lake.
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[[Category:2000s British television series]]
Beyond it's main campus, [[Peking University Health Science Center]] ([[PKUHSC]]) is located in Xue Yuan Rd. where the country's most distinguished colleges are located. [[PKUHSC]]'s campus is less aesthetically appealing but is nonetheless a fitting site for academics and research.
[[Category:2001 television series debuts]]

In 2001, Peking University's [[Shenzhen]] campus, Shenzhen Graduate School, opened its doors. The campus is located in the northwest part of Shenzhen City.

== National Economic Research Institute ==
[[Image:PekingUniversityPic1.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The Peking University campus, which is situated on a former royal garden, is reputed to rival even the greatest of gardens in all of Beijing in its scenery and design]]
The Director of the National Institute of Economic Research, Professor of Economics of the Peking University and Professor of the graduate school of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is Prof. Fan Gang. Dr Fan had more than 100 academic papers published in both Chinese and English academic journals, more than 200 articles in newspapers and magazines and had also published several books.Justin Lin, the founding director of the institute, is the World Bank's chief economist, the first time the post has gone to a candidate outside Europe and the United States.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/05/business/05wbankFW.php New World Bank economist is first from outside Europe and U.S. - International Herald Tribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== International students ==
Peking University has one of the largest pools of international students in China. The dorms for international students are located at "Shao Yuan" (Shao Garden). Every year, Peking University has approximately 2,000 international students studying on campus. Its international students are made up of students from most countries in the world including most of Western Europe, North America, South America, all parts of Asia, Australia as well as many countries in Africa.

Since 2006, Peking University has launched a joint undergraduate program with the [[Yale University]]<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/iefp/pku-yale/ Peking University - Yale University. Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing]</ref><ref name="english"/>; students will spend a semester overseas, living and studying together with the host institute's students.<ref name="english">[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200609/22/eng20060922_305110.html]</ref>

== Notable alumni, administrators, and faculty ==
{{main|List of Peking University people}}

[[Image:May_Fourth.jpg|thumb|Beida Students & May Fourth Movement]]
Peking University has produced many notable people, especially lead thinkers in modern China. These include Hu Shi, Li Dazhao and Lu Xun. Beida also has two Nobel Prize winners, Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen Ning. Since the year 1948, 586 Peking University alumni have been selected into the renowned Academic Division of the Chinese Academy of Science (两院院士), overshadowing any other universities in China.<ref>[http://www.gotopku.cn/data/detail.php?id=4405 北大招生网<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Peking University is the home both to communist, nationalist and liberal thoughts in modern China.<ref name="br"/> [[Mao Zedong]], [[Chen Duxiu]] and [[Li Dazhao]], all founders of the Communist Party of China, either taught or held offices in the university. [[Lu Xun]], a great contemporary writer, thinker and influential figure of the Chinese New-Culture Movement, which took place in 1919 and sparked China’s anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism march, was also attached to the university.<ref>[http://bbs.myspace.cn/t/3397392.html]</ref> During the [[Cultural Revolution]], Peking University philosophy faculty [[Nie Yuanzi]] notoriously published the first [[Big-character poster]]. Peking University students also led at the [[Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989|Tiananmen Square Protest]] of 1989 for democracy.

===Faculty===
* Qian Xuantong - linguist
* [[Gu Hongming]] 辜鸿铭- writer, advocate of monarchy and Confucian values. Gu preserved his plait even after the overthrow of Qing Dynasty
* [[Chen Duxiu]] 陈独秀- dean of letters, later co-founder of Communist Party of China
* [[Lu Xun]] 鲁迅- writer, a spiritual leader of modern Chinese nationalism
* [[Shen Congwen]] 沈从文- writer
* [[Hu Shih]] 胡适- philosopher, writer and the leader of China's [[New Culture Movement]]
* [[Lin Yutang]] 林语堂　- writer, inventor of the first Chinese typewriter and a new method of romanizing the Chinese language
* [[Fei Xiaotong]]　费孝通　- researcher of sociology and anthropology; chairman of China Democratic Alliance.
* [[Qian Mu]] 钱穆<ref>[http://baike.baidu.com/view/2036.htm?tp=belinked]</ref>- historian, philosopher and confucian.
* [[Liang Shuming]] 梁漱溟 - modern neo-Confucianist. Liang was most famous for his critique of Marxist class theory, stating that, despite obvious disparities of wealth, Chinese rural society could not be unambiguously classified along class lines. One and the same family (particularly the large patriarchal lineages found in many regions) would commonly have some members among the "haves" and others among the "have-nots". The class struggle advocated by the Maoists would necessitate kinsmen attacking each other.
* [[Ma Yinchu]] 马寅初 - a prominent population economist,whose New Population Theory was criticized by Mao since 1957 for two decades. Having examined trends of the early 1950s, Ma argued that further population growth at such high rates would be detrimental to China's development. Therefore, he advocated government control of fertility.In 1979, the communist party formally apologies to Ma,stating that "erroneously criticized one person, population mistakenly increased 300,000,000".
* [[Jiang Menglin]] 蒋梦麟 <ref> [http://baike.baidu.com/view/131087.htm] </ref>- a prominent education reformer in China and former President of Peking University and Zhejiang University
* [[Xu Beihong]] 徐悲鴻 - the most famous Chinese artist, dean of Beida School of Arts
[[Ta-You Wu]] 吴大猷: the "Father of Chinese Physics". His many illustrious students include Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, co-winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957, [[Yuan Tseh Lee]], the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986.
[[Yu Dafu]] 郁達夫 - modern Chinese short story writer and poet, author of Ch'en-lun "Sinking" (1921)
* [[Wang Xiaobo]] - writer
* He Weifang - judicial reformist
* Wang Tieya - jurist, Judge of International Criminal Court
* Li Haopei - jurist, Judge of International Criminal Court
* Jian Bozan - historian

===Administrators===

[[Image:Cai Yuanpei 2.jpg|thumb|任北大校长时的蔡元培<br>[[Cai Yuanpei]], early University Chancellor]]
* [[Cai Yuanpei]] 蔡元培 - early University Chancellor
* [[Yan Fu]] 严复 - early University Chancellor
* [[Li Dazhao]] - head librarian, later co-founder of Communist Party of China

===Alumni===

===Writers===
* Fan Changjiang - journalist and writer
* [[Feng Youlan]] 冯友兰 - philosopher<ref>[http://www.guoxue.com/master/fengyoulan/fengyoulan.htm ]</ref>
* Han Suyin - writer
* [[Mao Dun]] 茅盾- writer and journalist<ref>[http://www.pku.edu.cn/about/about/beida/mingren.htm]</ref>
* [[Xu Zhimo]] 徐志摩 - poet
* Zhang Chengzhi - writer
* [[Zhu Ziqing]] 朱自清- poet<ref>[http://baike.baidu.com/view/1222.htm]</ref>
* Dolma Kyab - writer (currently political prisoner)
* Jan Wong - writer (one of the first western students permitted to study aboard.)
* Qian Xuantong and Liu Bannong 钱玄同与刘半农 - writers and promotioners of the New Culture Movement<ref>[http://www.pku.edu.cn/about/about/beida/mingren.htm]</ref>

===Academics===
* Michael Halliday - developed systemic functional grammar
* [[Gang Tian]] - Mathematician
* Li Yining - economist
* [[Tsung-Dao Lee]] ([[Li Zhengdao]]) - physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (physics, 1957)
* [[Yang Zhenning]] - physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, 1957
* [[Justin Yifu Lin]] - economist (now the chief economist of World Bank)
* Yu Jie - First house church leader to meet an American president (May 2006, meeting George W Bush in the White House)
* Yu Min - physicist, Father of Chinese H-bombs
* [[Luo Jialun]] 罗家伦 - leader of the [[May Fourth Movement]], president of [[Tsinghua University]]
* [[Fu Sinian]] 傅斯年 - educator and linguist; leader of the [[May Fourth Movement]], creators of the [[Academia Sinica]], former president of [[National Taiwan University]]
* [[Gu Jiegang]] 顾颉刚 - a Chinese historian; the founder of the Skeptical school of early Chinese history, known as [[yigupai]]; best known for the seven volume work Gushi Bian (古史辨 "Debates on Ancient History").
* Ren Jiyu 任继愈 - Chinese historian and philosopher, former director of the National Library.
* [[Deng Jiaxian]] 邓稼先 - a nuclear physics expert; a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs.
* [[Qian Sanqiang]] 钱三强) - a nuclear physicist and education administrator; a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs; former president of [[Zhejiang University]]
* [[Zhu Guangya]] 朱光亚 - a renowned nuclear physicist of China, key contributor to China's "Two Bombs, One Satellite" projects.
* [[Zhou Guangzhao]] 周光召) - expert on particle physics, discoverer of PCAC (partial conservation of axial current), an important step toward the understanding of symmetry breaking; former director of the Chinese Nuclear Weapons Research Institute and president of the Academica Sinica.

===In politics===
[[Image:PekingUniversityPic7.jpg|thumb|The weiming lake]]
* [[Bo Xilai]] - Mayor of Chongqing, Former Minister of Commerce
* [[Cai Wu]] - Minister of Culture
* [[Deng Nan]] - Former Vice minister of the State Science and Technology Commission
* [[Deng Pufang]] - founder and Chairman of China Disabled Persons' Federation
* [[Guo Gengmao]] - Governor of Henan Province
* [[Hu Chunhua]] - Youngerst governor in China, former First Secretary of the Communist Youth League
* Hu Deping - vice chairman of All-China General Chamber of Industry & Commerce Party, Secretary of National Association of Industry and Commerce, and vice minister of the Propaganda Department
* [[Li Keqiang]] - Politburo Standing Committee member, First Deputy Prime Minister
* [[Li Yuanchao]] - Politburo member and Minister for the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party
* Li Zhaoxing - minister of foreign affairs
* [[Lu Hao]] - First Secretary of Communist Youth League of China
* [[Yuan Chunqing]] - Governor of Shaanxi Province, Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
* K. Natwar Singh - India politician

* [[Wang Dan (dissident)|Wang Dan]] - Leader of the Tiananmen protests in 1989
* [[Fang Lizhi]] - Spiritual leader of the Tiananmen Protests in 1989
* [[Shen Tong]] - Author, Pro-democracy activist

* [[Chen Duxiu]] - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
* [[Zhang Guotao]] - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
* [[Li Dazhao]] - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
* [[Mao Zedong]] - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
* Deng Zhongxia 邓中夏, founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China

===In commerce and media===

Among the "top 300 richest in China"<ref>[http://cuaa.net/cur/2008/xiaoyou1.shtml]</ref> 27 graduated from Beida, much higher than any other Chinese university. The second ranking school is Zhejiang University, with 17 alumni on the list .
* Li Yanhong - founder of [[Baidu]].com

* Wang Xuan - founder of Founder Co.

* Wang Zhidong - founder of [[Sina.com]]

* Yu Minhong - founder of [[New Oriental]] Group

* [[Peggy Yu]] - founder of dangdang.com, the largest online retailor in Chinese language.

* Yan Yan -- Founding Partner of SoftBank China

* [[Li Ning]] - founder of Li Ning Group<ref>[http://www.pku.edu.cn/web/xq110/xqjz/jzdt/141.htm]</ref>

* Huang Nubo - founder of Zhongkun Real Estate Group

* James Jian Ding - founder of Asiainfo, founding partner of Golden Sand River Venture Capital

* Yu Liang - CEO of [[China Vanke]] Group

===Former employees===

* [[Mao Zedong]] - staff librarian, leader of Communist Party of China
* [[Bertrand Russell]] - Lecturer in Philosophy (1920-21)

== See also ==
* [[7072 Beijingdaxue]] - asteroid named after Peking University
* [[List of universities in Mainland China]]
* [[Beijing Medical University]]
* [[High School of Peking University]]
* [[Chinese Family Panel Studies]] Program

==Notes==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.pku.edu.cn/ Chinese Homepage]
* [http://www.pku.org.cn/ Peking University Alumni Association]
* [http://bbs.pku.edu.cn/ Peking University BBS]
* [http://acm.pku.edu.cn/JudgeOnline/ Peking University Judge Online]
* [http://www.szpku.edu.cn/ Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Chinese Homepage]
* [http://pku.6dxy.com Campus real three-dimensional map]
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Peking University
北京大学
TypePublic
Established1898
PresidentXu Zhihong (许智宏)
Academic staff
4,206
Undergraduates15,128
Postgraduates15,039
Location
Beijing
,
China
CampusUrban, 273 ha
AffiliationsIARU, APRU, BESETOHA
Websitewww.pku.edu.cn

Peking University (simplified Chinese: 北京大学; traditional Chinese: 北京大學; pinyin: Běijīng Dàxué) of Beijing, colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大, Běidà), is the first formally established university, and the first national university of China. It was founded as Imperial Capital University in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient Guozijian (國子監 guózǐjiàn)[1]. By 1920 it had become a center for progressive thought. Today, most national and international rankings place Peking University amongst the top universities in China.[2][3][4][5][6][7] In addition to its academics, the Peking University is especially renowned for the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture at its campus ground.[8]

Throughout its history, the university has distinguished himself from the peers in terms of intellectual freedom and have produced and hosted many of modern China's top thinkers, including Lu Xun, Mao Zedong, Hu Shih, Li Dazhao, Gu Hongming, and Chen Duxiu[9]. The Peking University was the among the birthplaces for China's New Culture Movement, May Fourth Movement, the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989 and many other significant events.[10]

History

The Peking University's West Gate, one of the symbols of the university campus

Peking University was established in Beijing in December 1898 during the Hundred Days Reform and was originally known as the Imperial Capital University (simplified Chinese: 京师大学堂; traditional Chinese: 京師大學堂; pinyin: Jīngshī Dàxuétáng) to replace the ancient Guozijian (國子監 guózǐjiàn). In 1902, the Imperial Capital University's Faculty of Education was spinned off to become today's Beijing Normal University, the best teacher's college in China. In 1912, following the Xinhai Revolution, the Imperial University was renamed the National Peking University (simplified Chinese: 国立北京大学; traditional Chinese: 國立北京大學). The famous scholar Cai Yuanpei was appointed president on January 4 1917 and helped transform the university into the country's largest institution of higher learning, with 14 departments and an enrollment of more than 2,000 students. Cai, inspired by the German model of academic freedom, recruited an intellectually diverse faculty that included Hu Shi, Chen Duxiu, and Lu Xun. In 1919 students of Peking University formed the bulk of the protesters of the May Fourth Movement. Efforts by the Beiyang government to end to protests by sealing off the Peking University campus led to Cai's resignation. In 1920 Peking University became the second Chinese university to accept female students, after Nanjing University.

The white marble huabiao (華表 or 华表), or ornamental pillars on the campus ground

After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 (and the resulting expansion of Japanese territorial control in east China), Peking University moved to Changsha and formed the Changsha Temporary University along with Tsinghua University and Nankai University. In 1938, the three schools moved again, this time to Kunming, and formed the National Southwestern United University. In 1946, after World War II, Peking University moved back to Beijing. At that time, the university comprised six schools (Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture), and a research institute for humanities. The total student enrollment grew up to 3,000.

In 1952, three years after the People's Republic of China was established, the Yenching University was merged into Peking University and Peking University lost its "national" appellation to reflect the fact that all universities under the new socialist state would be public. In 1952 Peking University moved from downtown Beijing to the former Yenching campus. The first disturbances of the Cultural Revolution began at Peking University in 1966; education there ceased between 1966 and 1970. Since then, the university has reasserted its position as one of the leading universities of China.

In 2000, Beijing Medical University was merged into Peking University and became the Peking University Health Science Campus. Beida now has eight affiliated hospitals and 12 teaching hospitals.

In 2001, Peking University set up a satellite campus in Shenzhen. The university's second business school openned its door on this campus in 2004, and was renamed Beida HSBC School of Business in 2008.

Academic reputation

The weiming lake, located in the middle of the university campus
Peking University during spring

Most national and international rankings of Chinese universities place Peking University amongst top universities in China[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The Times Higher Education Supplement in 2006 ranked Peking University as the 14th best university in the world, taking the highest spot in Asia[18][19]; the same ranking in 2007 placed the University at 36th best worldwide, still the highest in the Chinese mainland.[20]

Peking University is a comprehensive and national key university 全国重点大学. The University consists of 30 colleges and 12 departments, with 93 specialties for undergraduates, 2 specialties for the second Bachelor's degree, 199 specialties for Master's degree candidates and 173 specialties for Doctoral candidates. While in a leading position of basic sciences research and teaching, the university has gained itself very successful development of applied sciences.

At present, Peking university has 216 research institutions and research centres, including 2 national engineering research centres, 81 key national disciplines, 12 national key laboratories. With eight million holdings, the university library is the largest of its kind in Asia.

The university has made an effort to combine the research on fundamental scientific issues with the training of personnel with high level specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country's modernization. It strives not only for the simultaneous improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction and mutual promotion among various subjects.

Teaching also has been emphasized. It aims to cultivate the students' practical ability and creative power. As a result, the teaching of core courses is strengthened, the content of courses is enriched and renewed and favourable conditions have been created, for the students to develop themselves in extracurricular activities.

Peking University has been becoming a center for teaching and research, consisting of diverse branches of learning such as pure and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, and sciences of management and education. Its aim is to rank among the world's best universities in the next couple of decades, with the school's leadership placing great emphasis on developing bilateral relationships with prominent American universities for student and faculty exchanges.

Over the past century, more than 400 Peking University alumni had become presidents of other major Chinese universities, including former Tsinghua President Luo Jialun, Renmin University President Yuan Baohua, Zhejiang University President Qian Sanqiang, Fudan University President Zhang Zhirang, Nankai University President Teng Weizao, Chinese University of Science and Technology President Guan Weiyan and so on[21].

Campus

The campus of Peking University was originally located north of Forbidden City in the center of Beijing, and was later moved to the former campus of Yenching University in 1952. The current campus is located in northwest Beijing, in the Haidian district, which was concentrated with many well known colleges and universities.

It is located in the former site of Qing Dynasty royal gardens and it retains traditional Chinese-style landscaping as well as many historical buildings. It is known throughout China, along with its neighbour, Tsinghua University, for their beautiful campuses. The university campus is surrounded by the weiming lake.

Beyond it's main campus, Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) is located in Xue Yuan Rd. where the country's most distinguished colleges are located. PKUHSC's campus is less aesthetically appealing but is nonetheless a fitting site for academics and research.

In 2001, Peking University's Shenzhen campus, Shenzhen Graduate School, opened its doors. The campus is located in the northwest part of Shenzhen City.

National Economic Research Institute

The Peking University campus, which is situated on a former royal garden, is reputed to rival even the greatest of gardens in all of Beijing in its scenery and design

The Director of the National Institute of Economic Research, Professor of Economics of the Peking University and Professor of the graduate school of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is Prof. Fan Gang. Dr Fan had more than 100 academic papers published in both Chinese and English academic journals, more than 200 articles in newspapers and magazines and had also published several books.Justin Lin, the founding director of the institute, is the World Bank's chief economist, the first time the post has gone to a candidate outside Europe and the United States.[22]

International students

Peking University has one of the largest pools of international students in China. The dorms for international students are located at "Shao Yuan" (Shao Garden). Every year, Peking University has approximately 2,000 international students studying on campus. Its international students are made up of students from most countries in the world including most of Western Europe, North America, South America, all parts of Asia, Australia as well as many countries in Africa.

Since 2006, Peking University has launched a joint undergraduate program with the Yale University[23][24]; students will spend a semester overseas, living and studying together with the host institute's students.[24]

Notable alumni, administrators, and faculty

Main article: List of Peking University people
Beida Students & May Fourth Movement

Peking University has produced many notable people, especially lead thinkers in modern China. These include Hu Shi, Li Dazhao and Lu Xun. Beida also has two Nobel Prize winners, Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen Ning. Since the year 1948, 586 Peking University alumni have been selected into the renowned Academic Division of the Chinese Academy of Science (两院院士), overshadowing any other universities in China.[25]

Peking University is the home both to communist, nationalist and liberal thoughts in modern China.[10] Mao Zedong, Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, all founders of the Communist Party of China, either taught or held offices in the university. Lu Xun, a great contemporary writer, thinker and influential figure of the Chinese New-Culture Movement, which took place in 1919 and sparked China’s anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism march, was also attached to the university.[26] During the Cultural Revolution, Peking University philosophy faculty Nie Yuanzi notoriously published the first Big-character poster. Peking University students also led at the Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 for democracy.

Faculty

  • Qian Xuantong - linguist
  • Gu Hongming 辜鸿铭- writer, advocate of monarchy and Confucian values. Gu preserved his plait even after the overthrow of Qing Dynasty
  • Chen Duxiu 陈独秀- dean of letters, later co-founder of Communist Party of China
  • Lu Xun 鲁迅- writer, a spiritual leader of modern Chinese nationalism
  • Shen Congwen 沈从文- writer
  • Hu Shih 胡适- philosopher, writer and the leader of China's New Culture Movement
  • Lin Yutang 林语堂　- writer, inventor of the first Chinese typewriter and a new method of romanizing the Chinese language
  • Fei Xiaotong　费孝通　- researcher of sociology and anthropology; chairman of China Democratic Alliance.
  • Qian Mu 钱穆[27]- historian, philosopher and confucian.
  • Liang Shuming 梁漱溟 - modern neo-Confucianist. Liang was most famous for his critique of Marxist class theory, stating that, despite obvious disparities of wealth, Chinese rural society could not be unambiguously classified along class lines. One and the same family (particularly the large patriarchal lineages found in many regions) would commonly have some members among the "haves" and others among the "have-nots". The class struggle advocated by the Maoists would necessitate kinsmen attacking each other.
  • Ma Yinchu 马寅初 - a prominent population economist,whose New Population Theory was criticized by Mao since 1957 for two decades. Having examined trends of the early 1950s, Ma argued that further population growth at such high rates would be detrimental to China's development. Therefore, he advocated government control of fertility.In 1979, the communist party formally apologies to Ma,stating that "erroneously criticized one person, population mistakenly increased 300,000,000".
  • Jiang Menglin 蒋梦麟 [28]- a prominent education reformer in China and former President of Peking University and Zhejiang University
  • Xu Beihong 徐悲鴻 - the most famous Chinese artist, dean of Beida School of Arts

Ta-You Wu 吴大猷: the "Father of Chinese Physics". His many illustrious students include Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, co-winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957, Yuan Tseh Lee, the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986. Yu Dafu 郁達夫 - modern Chinese short story writer and poet, author of Ch'en-lun "Sinking" (1921)

  • Wang Xiaobo - writer
  • He Weifang - judicial reformist
  • Wang Tieya - jurist, Judge of International Criminal Court
  • Li Haopei - jurist, Judge of International Criminal Court
  • Jian Bozan - historian

Administrators

任北大校长时的蔡元培
Cai Yuanpei, early University Chancellor
  • Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 - early University Chancellor
  • Yan Fu 严复 - early University Chancellor
  • Li Dazhao - head librarian, later co-founder of Communist Party of China

Alumni

Writers

  • Fan Changjiang - journalist and writer
  • Feng Youlan 冯友兰 - philosopher[29]
  • Han Suyin - writer
  • Mao Dun 茅盾- writer and journalist[30]
  • Xu Zhimo 徐志摩 - poet
  • Zhang Chengzhi - writer
  • Zhu Ziqing 朱自清- poet[31]
  • Dolma Kyab - writer (currently political prisoner)
  • Jan Wong - writer (one of the first western students permitted to study aboard.)
  • Qian Xuantong and Liu Bannong 钱玄同与刘半农 - writers and promotioners of the New Culture Movement[32]

Academics

  • Michael Halliday - developed systemic functional grammar
  • Gang Tian - Mathematician
  • Li Yining - economist
  • Tsung-Dao Lee (Li Zhengdao) - physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (physics, 1957)
  • Yang Zhenning - physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, 1957
  • Justin Yifu Lin - economist (now the chief economist of World Bank)
  • Yu Jie - First house church leader to meet an American president (May 2006, meeting George W Bush in the White House)
  • Yu Min - physicist, Father of Chinese H-bombs
  • Luo Jialun 罗家伦 - leader of the May Fourth Movement, president of Tsinghua University
  • Fu Sinian 傅斯年 - educator and linguist; leader of the May Fourth Movement, creators of the Academia Sinica, former president of National Taiwan University
  • Gu Jiegang 顾颉刚 - a Chinese historian; the founder of the Skeptical school of early Chinese history, known as yigupai; best known for the seven volume work Gushi Bian (古史辨 "Debates on Ancient History").
  • Ren Jiyu 任继愈 - Chinese historian and philosopher, former director of the National Library.
  • Deng Jiaxian 邓稼先 - a nuclear physics expert; a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs.
  • Qian Sanqiang 钱三强) - a nuclear physicist and education administrator; a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs; former president of Zhejiang University
  • Zhu Guangya 朱光亚 - a renowned nuclear physicist of China, key contributor to China's "Two Bombs, One Satellite" projects.
  • Zhou Guangzhao 周光召) - expert on particle physics, discoverer of PCAC (partial conservation of axial current), an important step toward the understanding of symmetry breaking; former director of the Chinese Nuclear Weapons Research Institute and president of the Academica Sinica.

In politics

The weiming lake
  • Bo Xilai - Mayor of Chongqing, Former Minister of Commerce
  • Cai Wu - Minister of Culture
  • Deng Nan - Former Vice minister of the State Science and Technology Commission
  • Deng Pufang - founder and Chairman of China Disabled Persons' Federation
  • Guo Gengmao - Governor of Henan Province
  • Hu Chunhua - Youngerst governor in China, former First Secretary of the Communist Youth League
  • Hu Deping - vice chairman of All-China General Chamber of Industry & Commerce Party, Secretary of National Association of Industry and Commerce, and vice minister of the Propaganda Department
  • Li Keqiang - Politburo Standing Committee member, First Deputy Prime Minister
  • Li Yuanchao - Politburo member and Minister for the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party
  • Li Zhaoxing - minister of foreign affairs
  • Lu Hao - First Secretary of Communist Youth League of China
  • Yuan Chunqing - Governor of Shaanxi Province, Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
  • K. Natwar Singh - India politician
  • Wang Dan - Leader of the Tiananmen protests in 1989
  • Fang Lizhi - Spiritual leader of the Tiananmen Protests in 1989
  • Shen Tong - Author, Pro-democracy activist
  • Chen Duxiu - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
  • Zhang Guotao - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
  • Li Dazhao - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
  • Mao Zedong - founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China
  • Deng Zhongxia 邓中夏, founding member and leader in the Communist Party of China

In commerce and media

Among the "top 300 richest in China"[33] 27 graduated from Beida, much higher than any other Chinese university. The second ranking school is Zhejiang University, with 17 alumni on the list .

  • Li Yanhong - founder of Baidu.com
  • Wang Xuan - founder of Founder Co.
  • Peggy Yu - founder of dangdang.com, the largest online retailor in Chinese language.
  • Yan Yan -- Founding Partner of SoftBank China
  • Huang Nubo - founder of Zhongkun Real Estate Group
  • James Jian Ding - founder of Asiainfo, founding partner of Golden Sand River Venture Capital

Former employees

See also

Notes

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  8. ^ About Peking University. National University of Singapore
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  10. ^ a b "Peking University". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  18. ^ THES - QS World University Rankings 2006
  19. ^ The Top 200 World University Rankings
  20. ^ World University Rankings 2007
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  22. ^ New World Bank economist is first from outside Europe and U.S. - International Herald Tribune
  23. ^ Peking University - Yale University. Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing
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  25. ^ 北大招生网
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