The total land area of the campus is 16 1.9 hectares (2,426.7 mu). As early as the Jin dynasty, it became a famous scenic spot in the suburbs of Beijing, and it was also a "gift garden" for feudal emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties. These gardens were all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Qing Dynasty, and they were collectively called gift gardens. The scenic unnamed lake area was Shuchun Garden developed by Xiao Shenyang, the favorite of the Qing Dynasty, with the construction of Yuanmingyuan, as well as Langrun Garden, Weixiu Garden, Heming Garden and Jingchun Garden.
water tower
Yenching university was built in July, 1924, and a well was dug here to solve the domestic water consumption of the whole school. The well depth is 164m, with clear water quality and abundant water resources. The water spray is more than ten feet from the ground, and the water spray amount reaches 16000 gallons (60560 liters) per hour. The water tower was a tower-shaped water building specially built for deep wells at that time. The tower was modeled after Tongzhou Natural Lighthouse and was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It is also called "Boya Tower" because it was donated by Shui Bo.
huabiao
The original place was Anyou Palace in Yuanmingyuan. There is a glass square in front of Anyou Palace, with a watch on the left and a watch on the right. Yenching university moved to the campus at the beginning of the school. It is recorded in Miscellanies of the Ruling and Opposition since Daoxian that this China watch was made in the seventh year of Qianlong (1742).
peking university library
Li Ka-shing, a famous Hong Kong industrialist, donated US$ 654.38+0,000,000 to build a large roof structure inheriting the traditional architectural style of Peking University, with a building area of 26,700 square meters. Together with the area of the old building, it is over 50,000 square meters, making it the largest library in Asian universities. Comrade Mao Zedong worked as a librarian in Peking University Library.
Former Peking University President Cai Yuanpei bronze statue
19 16 12, Mr. Cai Yuanpei became the president and implemented the policy of "inclusiveness", which fundamentally changed the face of Peking University. By 19 19, Peking University had developed into a university with 14 departments and more than 2,000 students, which was the largest institution of higher learning in China at that time.
Huabiao (Ruins of Yuanmingyuan)
Office buildings, foreign heads of state and other distinguished guests all gave speeches in the auditorium on the second floor when they visited.
Kirin in front of the office building (Yuanmingyuan site)
Qianlong stone tablet (the remains of Yuanmingyuan)
Yuan Shao
Mi Wanzhong (1570- 163 1), a famous painter in the Ming Dynasty, was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is the most famous of the "Three Gardens of Michaelis". Many poets in Ming Dynasty sang poems. Hongya Garden was built in the former site of Yuan Shao in the early Qing Dynasty, and Kangxi inscribed it. During the Qianlong period, British envoy Magel was stationed here when he met with the Qing emperor, and later became Zheng Qinwang Palace. During the Jiaqing period, it was renamed Jixian Academy. When the Qing emperor was in Yuanmingyuan, it was the place where ministers gave back food. 1860, Jixian Academy and Yuanmingyuan were burned by British and French imperialism.
Mi hand-painted Yuan Shao Tu in the 45th year of Wanli (16 17). This painting is now in the Peking University Library. The former site of Lombardi is on the north side of the present Lombardi Building, and the curved corridor was newly built in recent years.
Flat bottom pry
Stone boat is a relic of Shuchun Garden in Little Shenyang, and it is the favorite of Qianlong Dynasty in Qing Dynasty. Xiao Shenyang (1750- 1799), Niu Kailu, a native of Manchu Zhenghongqi, once served as assistant minister of the security department and minister of military aircraft, and was awarded the first class merit by Emperor Qianlong. Shuchunyuan, the nearest to Yuanmingyuan, was awarded to Xiao Shenyang, which built it magnificently. Shuchunyuan has undergone several changes. 1860, the British and French allied forces burned the Yuanmingyuan, and the garden was also burned. Now only the base of the stone boat is left.