Yanjing Theological Seminary, or Yenching Theological Seminary (simplified Chinese: 燕京神学院; traditional Chinese: 燕京神學院; pinyin: Yànjīng Shénxuéyuàn), was jointly established in 1986 by the Chirstian councils of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Xinjiang. It is the only Chistian seminary in Beijing and the regional seminariy which serves churches in northern and northwest China. [1] [2] [3]