University life at Beida was a big departure from Federico’s previous experiences in Argentina. The whole Beida campus appeared to move like a city, with Jingyuan at the center of it all. Memories of Jingyuan revolve around the friends made passing through its doors – and one unfortunate incide...

30 April 2021

“The opposite of loneliness,” quipped Dongwoo in a description of his time at the Yenching Academy of Peking University. Surrounded by colleagues that quickly became close friends, Dongwoo fondly remembers his time as a student in China as a period of unique comradery. Jingyuan marked the very ...

30 April 2021

A great lover of languages and history, Ashley found many homes within the YCA community. From taking extra classes to starting language learning clubs, Ashley has charted his own academic experience that defies the challenges of online learning. Despite having never physically visited Jingyuan, ...

30 April 2021

Dhanasree arrived in China to dive into the country’s tech scene. However, she soon found that time in China became much more of a “choose-your-own adventure.” Taking a break from a career in investment banking allowed Dhanasree to explore the world through a less quantitative lens. Adventures...

30 April 2021

Coming from a small town in Spain, Beijing initially struck Alicia as a crush of people. Overtime, she learned to master the daily rhythms of city life – from rush hour on the Beijing subway to late night taxi rides through winding streets. As one of the few international students to stay on cam...

30 April 2021

Spending four years as an undergraduate at Peking University, Jingyuan had already been one of Yiran’s favorite places before entering Yenching Academy. Before the interview, she shared an article she wrote for Peking University Gazette, telling the story of encountering an international student...

30 April 2021

Deeply impressed by the delicate yard of Jingyuan, Zhongshu had been longing to study in Yenching Academy ever since her admission interview. The memories she cherishes most of Jingyuan are ordinary but touching moments of taking classes and being a teaching assistant, twice enjoying the autumn s...

30 April 2021

Zuhal Fidan is an international student of Yenching Academy from Turkey. She likes the elegant and beautiful scenery in Jingyuan as well as the common spaces where she can communicate with others. For her, Jingyuan has a traditional beauty that is completely different from that of modern architec...

30 April 2021

Dong Wang considered Yenching Academy itself as a “door” to all kinds of possibilities for history, future, and life. The Yenching Academy journey has greatly shaped him. Inspired by it, he thus determined to pursue his own passion in philosophy and religion and switched his concentration for a...

30 April 2021

Mr. Hua Lü is the Head of Security at Yenching Academy, and he is always addressed as Captain Lü for his amiability. For more than two years in this position, he has led the team and guarded Jingyuan, be it stormy, rainy, or sunny. Captain Lü once took a brief leave for a week, but he soon return...

30 April 2021