Peking University, abbreviated as "Peking University", was born in 1898, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall. It was the first national university in modern China, and it was also the earliest school founded in the name of "University". Its establishment marks the beginning of modern higher education in China.
Peking University is the only school established as the highest institution of higher learning in modern China. At first, it was also the highest educational administrative organ of the country, exercising the functions of the Ministry of Education and being in charge of national education. Peking University gave birth to the earliest modern academic system in China and initiated the earliest university disciplines in China, such as liberal arts, science, social sciences, agriculture and medicine. He is the founder of higher education in modern China.
Peking University Library: Founded in 1898, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall Library Building. It is the first new national library in China in modern times and the largest library in Asian universities, with an accumulated literature resource of about 1 1 10,000.
Among them, there are more than 8 million paper books, and a large number of domestic and foreign digital resources, including various databases, electronic journals, electronic books and multimedia resources, are all introduced and built by ourselves, with about 3 million volumes (pieces). There are 6,543.8+0.5 million ancient books in China, including 200,000 rare books from 5th century to 654.38+08th century, which are the cultural treasures of the Chinese nation.
Scientific research institutions: 1 national laboratory, 10 national key laboratory, 2 national key laboratories, 2 national engineering laboratories, 2 national engineering research centers, 9 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 6 Beijing key laboratories, 2 Beijing engineering research centers, 6 key laboratories of the Ministry of Health, 6 online cooperative research centers of the Ministry of Education, and 7 key research bases of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education.