The emblem of Peking University is as follows: Peking University has the following characteristics: Peking University was born in 1898, formerly known as Shi Jing University Hall. It was the first national university in modern China and the first school founded in the name of "University", and its establishment marked 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 was the founder of higher education in China in modern times.

By March 20 17, the school had 157 laboratories, 1 national laboratories (under preparation),1national key laboratories, 2 national key laboratories, 3 national engineering laboratories and 2 national engineering research centers, with 65438. There are 6 key laboratories of the Ministry of Health, 6 online cooperative research centers of the Ministry of Education, the key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education 13, and 232 research institutions of various humanities and social sciences.

The philosophy of Peking University is as follows: The philosophy of Peking University is all-encompassing.

Peking University has no motto. "Diligence, preciseness, truth-seeking, innovation", "erudition, interrogation, deliberation and discernment", "patriotism, progress, democracy and science" and "freedom of thought and inclusiveness" are not the motto of Peking University.