On October 13, over 60 Chinese and international Yenching Scholars embarked on a guided tour of the Palace Museum in Beijing’s golden autumn. During this excursion, our Scholars immersed themselves in the rich culture and enduring legacy of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which profoundly shaped th...

19 October 2023

The moon’s gleam caresses the vast sea; though separated, we share its luminosity.Yenching Academy organized various activities to celebrate this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, creating a delightful and festive day for our Scholars.On the afternoon of September 28, YCA leadership, including Associ...

12 October 2023

by Dong QiangOn September 19, 2023, the grand opening of the "Da Dao Wuji - Zao Wou-Ki's Centennial Review Special Exhibition" was held at the Art Museum of the China Academy of Fine Arts. This special exhibition featured a forum on "The Infinite Avenue - Zao Wou-Ki's Art World”. On September 20...

09 October 2023

On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Prof. Paul G. Pickowicz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Chinese Studies, University of California, San Diego, delivered a lecture at Yenching Academy entitled “Women in Chinese Silent Cinema”. This class, which is the first of Yenching Academy...

28 September 2023

On September 6, Yenching Academy Dean Dong Qiang delivered his first Dean’s talk for the year titled “‘With My Warm Palm…’ Reading China Through its Literature” to a room teeming with enthusiastic Yenching Scholars from the 2022 and 2023 cohorts. The session, Professor Dong Qiang’s first-e...

13 September 2023

   On Friday, September 9, Yenching Academy of Peking University held the Opening Ceremony for the 2023 cohort of Yenching Scholars. Several guests graced the event, including the keynote speaker, Professor Shi Yigong (President of Westlake University and Member of the Chinese Academy of Science...

11 September 2023

It is the Fall season and orientation week at Yenching Academy of Peking University. YCA is bubbling with energy and vitality as students, old and new, start a new academic chapter at PKU. YCA has prepared several orientation activities to welcome and guide its 2023 Yenching Scholars selected fro...

11 September 2023

Professor Dong Qiang, Dean of Yenching Academy of Peking University, visited Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in Jiangsu Province and New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai).On July 21, Dean Dong met with Dr. Scott MacEachern, DKU’s Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Paul Stanley, DKU...

27 July 2023

June 26–28, ten awardees of the Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP) from PKU Yenching Academy, the School of International Studies, and the School of Government recently immersed themselves in Shanghai, savoring the quiet beauty of the city’s lanes and enjoying the breathtaking sig...

21 July 2023

On June 30, a group of Yenching Scholars and staff, led by Yenching Academy Dean Dong Qiang, visited the Singapore Embassy in China and were received by the Singapore Ambassador to China, H.E. Mr. Peter Tan Hai Chuan, and embassy staff. This visit, planned by Hong Kai Tan (2022 Cohort, Singapore)...

05 July 2023