Yenching University was a notable university in Peking (present-day Beijing) in China. It integrated three Christian universities in the city in 1919. Yenching (Chinese: 燕京; pinyin: Yànjīng) is an alternative name of Peking - derived from its status as capital of Yan state, one of the seven Warring States from 5th Century BC to 3rd Century BC. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... State of Yan (small seal script, 220 BC) Yan (Pinyin: yān, simplified Chinese/traditional Chinese: 燕) was a state during the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in China. ... Alternative meaning: Warring States Period (Japan) The Warring States Period (traditional Chinese: 戰國時代, simplified Chinese: 战国时代 pinyin Zhànguó Shídài) takes place from sometime in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by Qin in 221 BC. It is nominally... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 5th century BC started on January 1, 500 BC and ended on December 31, 401 BC. // The Parthenon of Athens seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 3rd century BC started on January 1, 300 BC and ended on December 31, 201 BC. // Events The Pyramid of the Moon, one of several monuments built in Teotihuacán Teotihuacán, Mexico begun The first two Punic Wars between Carthage...

• (滙文大學) was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church (美以美會) in 1889. Her precursor was (崇內懷理書院) founded in 1870. Hiram Harrison Lowry was its principal.
• (華北協和女子大學). Its precursor (貝滿女塾) was founded in 1864
• (通州協和大學). Its precursor (公理會潞河書院) was founded by Congregational. Davelle Sheffield was the school's principal.

John Leighton Stuart was appointed as the principal of the university in January 1919 when he taught Greek language in Nanking Theological Seminary (金陵神學院), a seminary in Nanking (present-day Nanjing) in China. In short of capital at the beginning, he ran for fund raising worldwide and get handsome of funds from Charles Martin Hall and an American publisher. He bought royal gardens of Qing to build a scenic campus. In 1926 the campus was completed. Theology, Law and Medical were the main schools in the university, with Arts and Science studies. The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... John Leighton Stuart (Chinese: SÄ«tú LéidÄ“ng 司徒雷登; born in Hangzhou of U.S.-American missionary parents on June 24, 1876; died in 1962) was the first President of Yenching University and later US ambassador to China, and the last one at the position before 1949 when the People... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Greek (, IPA — Hellenic) has a documented history of 3,500 years, the longest of any single language within the Indo-European family. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in theology, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... Nanjing (南京, Pinyin: Nánjīng, Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city. ... Charles M. Hall (1863-1914) Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was an American inventor and engineer. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of...

He hired many famous scholars in China. In 1928 a society, Harvard-Yenching Institute, was joinly founded by Yenching University and Harvard University for the education of humanity and social science in East Asia and Southeast Asia. By 1930 the school was among the top universities in China. During Second Sino-Japanese War in World War II, Peking was occupied by Japan and the university was moved to Chengdu in Sichuan. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harvard-Yenching Institute (哈佛燕京學社) is an independent institute jointly founded by Harvard University and Yenching University in 1928 for the higher education of humanity and social science of East Asia and Southeast Asia. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Humanity refers to the human race or mankind as a whole, to that which is characteristically human, or to that which distinguishes [[1]] human beings from animals or from their animal nature. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Combatants Republic of China Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Tse-Tung, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De, He Yingqin Hideki Tojo, Matsui Iwane, Jiro Minami, Kesago Nakajima, Toshizo Nishio, Yasuji Okamura. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Chengdus location within China   (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Chéngdu; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu), located in southwest China, is the capital of the Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. ... (Chinese: 四川; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; Postal Pinyin: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...

After the socialist People's Republic of China was established in 1949, Yenching University with Christian background was merged into Peking University. In 1952 Peking University moved from central Beijing to the Yenching campus. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Peking University (Traditional Chinese: 北京大學; Simplified Chinese: 北京大学; pinyin: Běijīng Dàxué), colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大, Běidà), was established in 1898, and is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Yenching College

After the incorporation of Yenching University to Peking University, some of its alumni and staff founded Yenching College in Hong Kong. At the time they hoped that the school will revive the university in the future. The Church of Christ in China Yenching College (中華基督教會燕京書院), or CCC Yenching College, Yenching College (燕京書院) in short is a secondary school in Nga Ying Chau of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. ...