Pelking University Campus，art and culture
2 min readThe campus of Peking University was originally located north of the Forbidden City in the center of Beijing and was later moved to the former campus of Yenching University in 1952.The main campus is in Haidian district northwest Beijing，which was concentrated with many well-known colleges and universities.The campus site is near the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace where many of Beijing’s most renowned gardens and palaces were built.
The university campus is in the former site of the Qing Dynasty royal gardens and it retains many traditional landscapes，including traditional houses，gardens，pagodas as well as many notable historical buildings and structures.The West Gate of Peking University being the most well known for the painted murals on its lintel.Peking University is known for their beautiful campuses throughout China with its neighbour Tsinghua University.Weiming lake is in the north of the campus and is surrounded by walking paths and small gardens.
The university has many museums，such as the Museum of University History and the Arthur M.Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology.Precious items in these museums include funerary objects that were excavated in Beijing from the graves of royaltiesof the Warring States period and date back thousands of years.There are ritual pottery and date back thousands of years vessels as well as elaborate pieces of jewelry on display.There are also human skeleton in the traditional burial of that period.
Beyond its main campus，Peking University Health Science Center（PKUHSC）is on Xue Yuan Road where the country’s most distinguished colleges are.The PKUHSC’s campus is less aesthetically appealing than the main Peking University campus but is nonetheless a fitting site for academics and research.
In 2001，Peking University’s Shenzhen campus，the Shenzhen Graduate School，opened its doors.The campus is located in the northwest part of Shenzhen City.
