Yenching University

Yenching University
燕京大學
Motto	因真理得自由以服務
Motto in English	Freedom Through Truth For Service
Active	1919–1952
Location	Beijing, China; 39°59′30″N 116°18′14″E / 39.9917°N 116.3040°E
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	燕京大学
Traditional Chinese	燕京大學
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yānjīng Dàxué
Bopomofo	ㄧㄢㄐㄧㄥ; ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Ianjing Dahshyue
Wade–Giles	Yen1-ching1 Ta4-hsüeh2
IPA	[jɛ́n.tɕíŋ tâ.ɕɥě]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Yingīng Daaihhohk or; Yīngīng Daaihhohk
Jyutping	Jin3ging1 Daai6hok6 or; Jin1ging1 Daai6hok6

Yenching University (Chinese: 燕京大學; pinyin: Yānjīng Dàxué) was a private research university in Beijing, China, from 1919 to 1952.

The university was formed out of the merger of four Christian colleges between the years 1915 and 1920.^[1] The term "Yenching" comes from an alternative name for old Beijing, derived from its status as capital of the state of Yan, one of the seven Warring States that existed until the 3rd century BC.

^ West, Philip (1976). Yenching University and Sino-Western Relations, 1916-1952. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 34–39. ISBN 9780674965690.

[:0-1] West, Philip (1976). Yenching University and Sino-Western Relations, 1916-1952. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 34–39. ISBN 9780674965690.

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