Tsinghua was founded by the Qing government.
1898 On July 3rd, Emperor Guangxu approved the Articles of Association of Shi Jing University Hall drafted by Liang Qichao and formally established Shi Jing University Hall. 1965438+In May, 2002, Shi Jing University Hall was renamed Peking University, and was immediately named "National". Peking University was the first national comprehensive university in modern China, and it was also the highest educational administrative organ in China at the beginning of its establishment.
Tsinghua University's predecessor, Tsinghua Academy, was founded in 19 1 1. The school name "Tsinghua" originated from the school site "Tsinghua Campus", which was a preparatory school for studying in the United States founded by the Qing government. The funds for its establishment came from 1908, part of boxer indemnity returned by the United States.
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Tsinghua's founding background:
Guangxu 30-3 1 year (1904- 1905), the U.S government decided to return part of boxer indemnity because it was "too much". Xu Shichang advocated using the money to develop the Northeast, Yuan Shikai advocated using it for industry, and Liang Dunyan, then the right assistant minister of the foreign affairs department of the Qing government, advocated opening schools. Liang Dunyan's proposition coincides with the plan of the US government.
1908, Liang Dunyan signed a contract with the United States on behalf of the Qing government. From 1909, China sends 100 international students to study in the United States every year until 1940. According to the agreement between China and the United States, the Qing government set up a "Travel Office in the United States", and Liang Dunyan also recommended Guoan Tang, one of the first young children to study in the United States, to be responsible for studying in the United States? .
From 65438 to 0909, the Qing government set up the Tourism Aesthetics Department, which was responsible for directly sending students to visit the United States, and at the same time started to set up tourism schools. Guoan Tang participated in the specific organization of "Special Capital Studying in the United States" and served as the "Tourism Aesthetics Department" under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education. Later, he became the deputy supervisor and supervisor of Tsinghua University and the first president of Tsinghua University.
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