On May 4, 1998 (April 9, 1998 in the lunar calendar), Peking University celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Peking University, founded in 1898, was originally named Capital University. It was changed to its current name in 1912. It was the product of the Reform Movement of 1898 that occurred in the late Qing Dynasty when foreign powers invaded and the nation was in danger. It is an important part of the modern history of China. The first comprehensive university founded in my country. She is the center of the New Culture Movement and the birthplace of the May 4th Movement. She was the first to spread Marxism, scientific and democratic ideas in our country. Mao Zedong and other major founders of the Communist Party of China and some early famous activists, the New Culture Movement The pioneers and a group of famous progressive scholars all worked or studied here.