Yenching University

Yenching University
燕京大學
Motto因真理 得自由 以服務
Motto in English
Freedom Through Truth For Service
Active1919–1952
Location
39°59′30″N 116°18′14″E / 39.9917°N 116.3040°E / 39.9917; 116.3040
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese燕京大学
Traditional Chinese燕京大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYānjīng Dàxué
Bopomofoㄧㄢ   ㄐㄧㄥ
ㄉㄚˋ   ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhIanjing Dahshyue
Wade–GilesYen1-ching1 Ta4-hsüeh2
IPA[jɛ́n.tɕíŋ tâ.ɕɥě]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYingīng Daaihhohk or
Yīngīng Daaihhohk
JyutpingJin3ging1 Daai6hok6 or
Jin1ging1 Daai6hok6
Yenching University campus

Yenching University (Chinese: 燕京大學; pinyin: Yānjīng Dàxué) was a private research university in Beijing, China, from 1919 to 1952.

The university was formed out of the merger of four Christian colleges between the years 1915 and 1920.[1] The term "Yenching" comes from an alternative name for old Beijing, derived from its status as capital of the state of Yan, one of the seven Warring States that existed until the 3rd century BC.

  1. ^ West, Philip (1976). Yenching University and Sino-Western Relations, 1916-1952. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 34–39. ISBN 9780674965690.