Between the 21st and 27th of June, Scholars and staff of the Yenching Academy of Peking University went on a week-long study trip to Chengdu and Chongqing, located in southwestern China. This trip, combined with lectures and online resources, is part of the YCA 2021 compulsory course titled "Fiel...

16 July 2021

On July 12, the Yenching Academy of Peking University held its fifth commencement ceremony to celebrate and award academic degrees to its graduating fifth cohort scholars. Over 100 guests attended the simultaneous onsite and online event, including Yenching Academy Dean Yuan Ming, Associate Deans...

15 July 2021

The Yenching Academy of Peking University introduces its seventh cohort: 104 outstanding young scholars who will enroll in the interdisciplinary China Studies Master's program this September. The scholars hail from 35 countries and regions; 79 international students will come together with 25 Chi...

13 July 2021

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the Yenching Academy of Peking University hosted a delegation of Embassy diplomats from Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia. The delegation from Central and Eastern European countries met with several Yenching Scholars to learn about their studies at ...

28 May 2021

On the 9th of May 2021, the Yenching Academy of Peking University held a Bai Xian Alumni Talk: From Jingyuan to the World. The session featured three guest speakers talking about their unique stories. They include Ng Junyang from Singapore, Kazuki Miyazaki from Japan, and Pham Thi Thuy Duong (Han...

10 May 2021

Through Our Door, a Yenching Scholar-led multidisciplinary cultural exhibition, will open on May 5, 2021 at Jingyuan Courtyard 4, Peking University. Our exhibition has three parts: Culture · Memories, History · Her/histories, and Art · Conversations. Culture part focuses on the people of Jingyuan...

03 May 2021

Dean Yuan’s story with Jingyuan started in 1962. From being a student at the international law research office once here sited and listening to the lectures of professors, to being the Dean of Yenching Academy from 2016 on, this story continues to be written; is still in writing. Dean Yuan share...

01 May 2021

Professor Xin Luo started his Peking University journey in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature in 1981. Later he changed his academic focus to the History Department in his postgraduate and doctorate years. Upon graduation, from a student to a teacher, Professor Luo has now spent mo...

01 May 2021

After being admitted to Peking University in 1986, Professor Yanjun Shao obtained her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degree in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. After graduation, she stayed on to teach at the department and has been working here for 35 years. As the host o...

01 May 2021

Dr. Yunjia Wang is a professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Peking University. She specializes in the field of phonetics, particularly on the study of Chinese phonetics and phonetic acquisition of Chinese as a second language. Professor Wang feels a deep emotional attac...

01 May 2021