My journey to the Yenching Academy of Peking University begins with a love for Chinese food and a burning desire to master the art of eating with chopsticks. After all, if I can navigate a bowl of hot and sour soup without flinging tofu across the room, surely I can navigate the complexities of g...

24 September 2024

On September 9th, the Yenching Academy of Peking University recently hosted Charlene Ruto, daughter of Kenyan President William Ruto, for a discussion on global leadership and advocacy. During the conversation, Charlene reflected on her identity and the challenges she has faced as the daughter of...

18 September 2024

This is a very trite quote from Lao Tzu to begin with, but it seems fitting for the occasion of our arrival: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”The first time I visited China was in the summer of 2015 before eighth grade. I had tagged along on a University of Washington s...

18 September 2024

It is August 30. I am sitting in my room on Peking University’s campus, and I happen to be looking down at the face of exactly the person with whom—eight years ago—my China story began. The Qianlong Emperor stares up from the cover of the book in front of me. In fact, I don’t know much more a...

18 September 2024

On the morning of September 7, 2024, the Yenching Academy of Peking University welcomed its 10th cohort of Scholars with an inspiring opening ceremony at Qiulin Auditorium. Bright minds from around the world gathered, eager to embark on their China Studies journey and begin a new chapter at one o...

11 September 2024

Editor’s note: This summer, our Yenching Scholars took the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge through volunteer activities and field trips, gaining a deeper understanding of China through personal experience.Yao Tianyu, a Chinese student from the 2023 cohort, joined other 17 students...

19 August 2024

As part of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s National Art Collection and Donation Program and an exhibition under the NAMOC “Donation and Collection” Exhibition Series, Shaping Techniques from Within: Yan Dehui Art Exhibition kicked off on July 30, 2024. The exhibition featured over 40 art...

02 August 2024

We bid farewell as we leave the campus in drizzles, our tears dampening our lapels.On July 2nd, 2024, the Yenching Academy held its Graduation and Degree Awarding Ceremony at the Qiulin Auditorium, Peking University. At the event, our graduating students were joined by guests from within and outs...

05 July 2024

On July 1, H.E. Ambassador Peter Tan Hai Chuan of Singapore to China paid a visit to Yenching Academy. He was warmly received by his old friend, YCA Dean Dong Qiang at Jingyuan Courtyard 3. The meeting was a cordial reunion of the two old friends.Ambassador Tan first introduced the events celebra...

04 July 2024

On May 29, Scott Rozelle, the Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow and Professor at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) for International Studies and co-director of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI), gave a lecture themed “Why Common Prosperity is Nee...

11 June 2024