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Peking University
Summer School International
Peking University
Summer School International
CONTENTS
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Welcome from the Vice President
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About Peking University
About the Program
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Qualification
Application
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Fees and Payment
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Refund Policy
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Classes Schedule
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Content Courses
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Words from the Faculty and Students
Peking University
Summer School International
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Welcome from the Vice President
Dear Friends,
It is my great delight to invite you to join the Peking University Summer School International (PKUSSI).
Opening its door since 2009, the program has experienced a burgeoning growth thanks to the dedication of
PKU faculty and staff, as well as the participation of faculty and students from all over the world.
Aiming to provide the aspiring international students an accessible and high-quality platform to understand
China, we tap into the brilliant pool of the university’s faculty, and its international network of experts, to
develop and offer a portfolio of courses from humanities to social sciences, to the interdisciplinary studies.
In addition to creating an intensive academic environment, we hope to give you a dynamic social experience,
via city tours, culture visits and a variety of extracurricular activities with PKU student clubs.
I look forward to welcoming you at PKUSSI in the beautiful season of summer. And I believe the summer
days at PKUSSI will bring a bountiful harvest to your future life and career.
Dr. Li Yansong
Vice President, Peking University
Peking University
Summer School International
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About Peking University
Founded in 1898, Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking, and changed its current
name in 1912. It is one of the most prestigious and selective universities in China. The campus, known as “Yan Yuan”
(the garden of Yan), is situated at Haidian District in the western suburb of Beijing, with a total area of 2,743,532
square metres (or 274 hectares). It stands near to the Yuanmingyuan Garden and the Summer Palace.
Peking University is proud of its outstanding faculty, brilliant students, and open and diversified atmosphere. The
university has become a center for teaching and research, embracing diverse braches of learning such as basic and
applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, and sciences of medicine, management, and education. Its aim
is to rank among the world’s best universities in the future, and has fostered extensive linkages with more than 260
universities and research institutes all over the globe.
About the Program
The 7th Peking University Summer School International program will run from July 6 to 31, 2015. This program offers a
wide variety of academic courses taught in English from philosophy, culture, literature, economy, politics, international
relations, to traditional body exercise and sports. It also provides Chinese language courses to the students at
beginner’s level.
All courses will be held at the Peking University campus. Students will receive an official transcript and earn academic
credits from Peking University upon completion of the program.
In the past sessions, hundreds of students from Cambridge, Oxford, Yale, University of California, Australian National
University, National University of Singapore and other universities enjoyed their summer experience at PKU.
The PKU Summer School International Program is open to international students as well as Chinese students (including
students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
Qualification
The applicants for PKU Summer School International 2015 should fulfill the following requirements:
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Be between the ages of 18 and 40 (inclusive), and be in good health;
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Be currently attending college/university or graduate school;
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Have proof of proficiency in English (required on non-English native speaking students, scores of TOEFL, GRE, or
IELTS serve as reference).
Application
Application Deadline: May 31st, 2015
Applicant should go to the Online Application System to submit the application and provide the required information in
the website at www.oir.pku.edu.cn/summerschool.
A PDF format of the application form will be created after submitting the application. Please print the application form
on a A4-sized paper and attach a passport-sized photo upon the form. Please confirm that the operation system on
your computer is able to display Simplified Chinese characters correctly.
Steps for Online Application:
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Go to the online application page (http://pku.17gz.org/);
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Register your own account;
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Log in and choose “Non-Degree Program Application”;
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Select “Short-term Program”–“Summer School International”;
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Start the online application and fill in the required information;
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Submit the application and download the PDF file;
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Print the downloaded PDF file on A4-sized paper, attach a passport-sized photo, and sign your name on it.
Application Materials:
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A completed “Application Form” printed from online application website with a formal photo attached;
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Photocopy of passport information page;
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Original copy of academic record or transcript (with official stamp);
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RMB 400 Yuan application fee (only if unable to pay online).
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All materials should be sent to the following address:
PKU Summer School International
Room 335, New Sun Student Center, Peking University,
Beijing, 100871, China
Note: For students from partner institutions, qualification and application documents will be based upon agreements
between Peking University and their home universities.
Admission Letters and Visa Application Forms (JW202) will be mailed out before June 10th, 2015.
Fees & Payment
Application
Basic
Tuition
RMB 400
For two 2-credit content courses
RMB 10,000
Extra credits (beyond basic level)
RMB 2,000 per credit
Chinese language course
RMB 2,000 1.5 credit
Optional
Note:
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The application fee is non-refundable.
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A basic tuition fee of RMB 10,000 covers up to two 2-credit content courses. Choosing a 3-credit course or a third
course will require an extra payment of RMB 2000 per credit. The tuition for Chinese language course is RMB 2,000.
Example:
2-credit content course + 2-credit content course=10,000 RMB
2-credit content course + 3-credit content course=12,000 RMB
2-credit content course + 2-credit content course + 2-credit content course=14,000 RMB
2-credit content course + 2-credit content course + language course=12,000 RMB
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Once admission is offered, the tuition fee should be paid online or via bank transfer (only if unable to pay online) to
the PKU bank account.
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Occasionally the program is forced to cancel a course if its enrollment is less than ten students. If a course is
subject to a major change, the program will notify students in due time. In that case, applicants can transfer to
another course for which they are qualified.
Refund Policy
Please inform the program officer immediately if there are any changes to your application. Changes include: switch to
another course, withdrawal from the program, etc. If you wish to withdraw from the program for personal reasons, the
following refund policy will be applied:
On or Before Jun. 1, 2015
50% Refund of Tuition
Between Jun. 1-Jul. 5, 2015
25% Refund of Tuition
On Jul. 5, 2015 or Later
No Refund
Note: All refunds will be made in Chinese currency only. Refunds will be returned to the original payment account.
Classes Schedule – 4-week courses (July 6-31)
Courses
Credit
Instructor
MON
Introduction to the Political Economy of China
2
Qiang ZHOU
Class 2-4
Chinese Traditional Body Exercise, Diet and Health Preservation
2
Fuquan LU
Class 2-4
Social Issues and Policy Responses in Contemporary China
2
Xiang GAO
Class 2-4
China’s Constitution and Political System
2
Demin DUAN
Class 7-8
Transition and Public Policy in China
2
Yongjun LI
Class 7-8
Environmental China: nature, culture and development
2
Yu ZHOU
Class 7-8
Special Topics in Chinese Economy
2
Chongwei WONG
2
Nini YANG
Major Issues Concerning the Rise of China
2
Xin XU
Comparative Philosophy: China and the West
2
Roger T. Ames
Class 2-4
Silk Road: A Global History
3
Yang LU
Class 2--4
Chinese Folklore and Culture
2
Juan WANG
Classical Chinese Poetry
2
Shenyou MEI
China since 1949
2
Xi WANG
International Human Resource Management: West, East, and the
Emerging Markets (Classes begin from 2nd week)
Class 7-9
09
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
Class Timetable
Class 1-2
Class 7-9
Class 1 08:00-08:50
Class 1-2
Class 7-9
Class 2 09:00-09:50
Class 1-2
Class 7-9
Class 3 10:10-11:00
Class 7-9
Class 2-4
Class 4 11:10-12:00
Class 7-9
Class 2-4
Class 5 13:00-13:50
Class 7-9
Class 2-4
Class 6 14:00-14:50
Class7-8, Class10-11
Class 7-9
Class 2-4
Class7-8,
Class10-11
Class 7-9
Class 7 15:10-16:00
Class 8 16:10-17:00
(only in 2nd week)
Class 9 17:10-18:00
Class 3-4
Class 2-4
Class 1-2
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 10 18:40-19:30
Class 11 19:40-20:30
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 2-4
Class 3-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 3-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 3-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 12 20:40-21:30
Classes Schedule – 2-week courses (July 6-17)
Courses
Credit
Instructor
MON
The China Factor – Managing China’s Global Challenges
2
Wei LIANG
Class 2-4
Understanding China: From Its Media, Communication and Culture
2
Wenxiang GONG
Class 2-4
Modern Chinese Culture and Society (1910-present)
2
Hui JIANG
Class 2-4
Women, Sport and Society in Modern China: Historic Perspectives
2
Jinxia DONG
Class 7-9
Philosophy and Politics in New China
2
Hongsheng JIANG
Class 7-9
Classes Schedule – 2-week courses (July 19-31)
Courses
Credit
Instructor
MON
Introduction to Chinese Economy
2
Xuezheng QIN
Class 2-4
Asia-Pacific Security
2
Marc Lanteigne
Class 2-4
Flower in the Mirror: the Chinese Values
2
Jinpeng HAN
Class 2-4
Local Government and Politics in China
2
Changdong ZHANG
Class 7-9
Chinese Traditional Identity and its transformation after 1949
2
Feiyu SUN
Class 7-9
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TUE
WED
THU
FRI
Class Timetable
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 1 08:00-08:50
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2 09:00-09:50
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 3 10:10-11:00
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 4 11:10-12:00
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 5 13:00-13:50
Class 6 14:00-14:50
Class 7 15:10-16:00
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
Class 8 16:10-17:00
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 9 17:10-18:00
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 10 18:40-19:30
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 2-4
Class 11 19:40-20:30
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 12 20:40-21:30
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Class 7-9
Peking University
Summer School International
Content Courses
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Philosophy ··························································································································································· 14
Comparative Philosophy: China and the West ········································································································ 14
Flower in the Mirror: The Chinese Values ··············································································································· 14
Literature ····························································································································································· 15
Classical Chinese Poetry ······································································································································· 15
History ································································································································································· 16
Silk Road: A Global History ··································································································································· 16
China Since 1949 ················································································································································· 18
Chinese Traditional Identity and Its Transformation After 1949 ················································································ 18
Culture ································································································································································· 19
Chinese Folklore and Culture ································································································································ 19
Modern Chinese Culture and Society (1910-present) ······························································································ 20
Understanding China: ·········································································································································· 20
From Its Media, Communication and Culture ········································································································· 20
Economy and Business ········································································································································ 22
Introduction to Chinese Economy ·························································································································· 22
Introduction to the Political Economy of China ······································································································· 23
Special Topics in Chinese Economy ······················································································································ 23
International Human Resources Management: ······································································································ 24
West, East, and the Emerging Markets ·················································································································· 24
Politics, Law and Society ······································································································································ 26
China’s Constitution and Political System ·············································································································· 26
Local Government and Politics in China ················································································································· 26
Transition and Public Policy in China ····················································································································· 27
Social Issues and Policy Responses in Contemporary China ·················································································· 28
International Relations ·········································································································································· 28
Major Issues Concerning the Rise of China ············································································································ 28
The China Factor – Managing China’s Global Challenges ······················································································· 30
Asia-Pacific Security ············································································································································· 32
Interdisciplinary Studies ········································································································································ 32
Environmental China: Nature, Culture and Development ························································································· 32
Philosophy and Politics in New China ···················································································································· 35
Women, Sports and Society in Modern China: ······································································································· 35
Historic Perspectives ··········································································································································· 35
Chinese Traditional Body Exercise, ······················································································································· 36
Diet and Health Maintenance ································································································································ 36
Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy: China and the West
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course will introduce students to the discipline of cross-cultural comparative philosophy. By examining the
founding figures of thinking in the respective philosophical traditions East and West, students will become familiar
with the basic ontological assumptions that undergird the cultural common sense (aesthetic, epistemic, ethical, and
political) of both China and a traditionally Eurocentric West. The first week of the course will focus on Plato and the
emergence of metaphysical realism in Greek thinking. We will read two early dialogues (Euthyphro and Apology) as
well as selections from the Republic. For the next two weeks we will look at the early Confucian tradition. We will read
selections from the Lunyu , Xiaojing, Zhongyong, Mengzi and others to get acquainted with an early Chinese process
sensibility and the resultant ethical orientation—so-called “role ethics.” In the final week we will consider Confucian
sensibilities not just as “Chinese philosophy,” but as integral to world philosophy.
Teachers: Prof. Roger T. Ames
Roger T. Ames is the Professor of Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii. He received his doctorate from
the University of London and has spent many years abroad in China and Japan studying Chinese philosophy. He has
been Visiting Professor at Peking University, as well as at Chinese University of Hong Kong and Taiwan University,
and a fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and has lectured extensively at various universities around the world. Professor
Ames has authored, edited, and translated some 30 books, and has written numerous book chapters and articles in
professional journals. Currently he continues to work on interpretive studies and explicitly "philosophical" translations
of the core classical texts, taking full advantage in his research of the exciting new archaeological finds.
Flower in the Mirror: The Chinese Values
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
The present course helps investigate the realm of values in which a Chinese approaches his family, love life, friends,
education, career, and serious issues like nature, space, time, and inevitably, life and death. Texts cover a wide range
of sources including classical and contemporary literature, social wisdoms and folklores, ancient philosophies and
latest twitter discussions. In passing, there will also be substantial discussions on how a Chinese waves his lances of
values and gropes for his identity in the postmodern maelstrom of information, globalization and political economy. It
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thus aims at a comprehensive understanding of Chinese values in the comparative light of tradition and individuality
and of the Chinese in the eyes of other peoples and cultures and vice versa.
Teacher: Dr. Jinpeng HAN
Dr. Jinpeng HAN is Assistant Professor of English in the School of Foreign Lanuages at Peking University. He received
his PHD in Modern American Poetry at Peking University and M.A. in English Department at Peking University. His
fields of specialization and research interests include modern British and American poetry, modern European poetry
and philosophy, modern Chinese poetry and translation, etc. He has received several important awards for his
teaching and research achievements, including First Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Beijing in 2010.
Literature
Classical Chinese Poetry
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
As a time-honored genre, poetry enjoyed an unrivalled status in classical Chinese literature. This course offers a survey
of classical Chinese poetry by studying its evolution from about the 11th century B.C to the 12th century AD, when
poetry had almost passed the zenith of its development. We shall study its two major forms — Shi poetry & Ci poetry
(song lyrics) — and examine their various modes by focusing on the most representative works in history, particularly
by ten major poets, with due attention to their distinctive life experience and the cultural context of each poem. By
the end of the term, students will be enabled to cultivate their capacity for independent appreciation and to catch a
glimpse of the breadth, depth and wealth of classical Chinese poetry.
Teacher: Shenyou Mei
Shenyou Mei is an Assistant Professor in the English Department of Peking University. He received his B.A. of
Scientific English from the University of Electronic Science in 2001, his M.A. of English and American Literature from
Beijing Foreign Studies University in 2004. From 2011-2012, he was the visiting scholar at the University of Iowa. His
main research interest is the art of poetry and its translation.
History
Silk Road: A Global History
Credit and Hours: 3 PKU credits, 48 credit hours
This course introduces the history of the Silk Road — a complex network of trade routes that connected China and
the Mediterranean world over land and sea — and examines the cultural and material exchanges between the peoples
and cultures it connected in a global context. The course covers the period 500 BCE to 1600 CE, during which forces
wielded by many peoples (e.g., Chinese, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Turks, and Mongolians) shaped the geopolitical and
cultural landscape of Eurasia. It explores the roles played by the Silk Road in forming and transforming the cultural,
linguistic, ethnic, and religious identities of these peoples and their perceptions of one other. It highlights such themes
as conspicuous consumption, cultural diversity, religious pluralism, and ethnic migration, as well as the financial,
judicial, religious, and political institutions that were the fruits of these extended exchanges. The course begins and
ends with an analysis of conceptualizations of the “Silk Road” against the backdrop of the “Great Game” that played
out in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among various colonial powers as well as its legacy to this day.
Teacher: Dr. Yang LU
Dr. Yang LU is Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History & Center for Research on Ancient
Chinese History at Peking University. He received his PhD in East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He has a wide
range of publications involving book chapters, journal articles, and edited volumes, which include“Managing Locality
in Early Medieval China: Evidence from Changsha,” in Early Medieval China: A Sourcebook, edited by Wendy Swartz,
Robert Ford Campany, Yang Lu, and Jessey Choo (Columbia University Press; forthcoming), New Perspectives on
Tang China: The Ninth Century, co-edited with Anthony Deblasi (University at Albany — SUNY) (State University of
New York Press, under contract), etc,.
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China Since 1949
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course is an analytic survey of the history of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to the present. The main
objective of the course is to offer students, through reading and discussion of both primary and secondary historical
sources, a clear and coherent account of the major events that had shaped the evolution of the nation’s development.
Included in the lecture and discussion are such topics as: 1) the origins of Chinese Communist movement in the early
20th century; 2) struggles for the founding of the People’s Republic; 3) social transition to socialism and its challenges
in the early 1950s; 4) China and the Korean War; the Anti-Rightist movement and the fall of intellectuals; 5) the Great
Leap Forward and attempted economic modernization; 6) revolution and reforms in China’s frontiers; 7) the Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution; the end of Maoist era; 8) China and the Cold War; 9) the end of Maoist era and the
beginning of “Reform and Opening-up”; 10) the trajectory of China’s economic miracle and its winners and losers; 11)
prospect and challenges of China’s modernization in a global age. It is hoped that the course will help students to gain
an in-depth understanding of the history of the People’s Republic, as well as to become familiar with diverse historical
perspectives and interpretations of modern Chinese history. The course will be taught in English. All the assignments
and examination will be in English. Knowledge of the Chinese language is not required.
Teacher: Dr. Xi WANG
Dr. Xi WANG is Professor in the Department of History at Peking University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He
received his B.A. at Hebei University and M.A. at University of Denver in 1982 and 1986 respectively. He received his
Ph.D. in History at Columbia University in 1993. In 1994 he became a W.E.B. Du Bois Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard
University. He has received several important honors, awards and grants, including Provost’s Innovative Award from
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Changjiang Scholar from Chinese Ministry of Education, Du Bois Postdoctoral
Fellowship, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University, etc,.
Chinese Traditional Identity and Its Transformation After 1949
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
Who is Chinese? How did Chinese people think about themselves? How did this identity change throughout the
Revolution? This course will lead you explore several key phenomenon of the identity transformation in 20th century
China. The first target of this introductory course is to help students to understand the basic structure of Chinese
traditional identity from a perspective of sociology. Based on this understanding, this course will further the topic
into the transformation of Chinese traditional identity after 1949, especially during the Land Revolution and today’s
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Reform and Open policy period. Required readings include both Chinese classical texts and modern sociological/
anthropological works. A study tour of The Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution and several movies
will be arranged for students understanding of this transformation.
Teacher: Dr. Feiyu SUN
Dr. Feiyu SUN is Associate Professor of Sociology Department at Peking University. He received his BA in Sociology
Department and MA in Sociology Department at Peking University in 2002 and 2004 respectively. He received his
PhD in Philosophy of Social and Political Thought at York University in 2010. He has a wide range of publications and
has given various conference presentations and talks, including A Neurosis Analysis of Su-ku: Understanding China’s
Revolution with Classical Psychoanalysis, given in The Affective Foundations of Contemporary Chinese Society,
Vienna University.
Culture
Chinese Folklore and Culture
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to introduce the Chinese people and their culture from the perspectives of myths,
folktales, festivals, traditional food, folk arts and architectures, and so on. Within these topics, we will focus especially
on some of the key themes of Chinese culture such as history, safety, sacredness, family, gods, order, and so on.
Its main topics include: myths and history, women in Chinese folktales, spring festival paintings, paper-cuts and the
idea of sacredness, traditional chinese festivals, temples and gods, Mianhua: food in traditional Chinese wedding
ceremony, Siheyuan: traditional Chinese housing , Children’s songs and ballads.
Teacher: Dr. Juan WANG
Dr. Juan Wang is the Associate Professor at the Chinese Department of Peking University. She received her Ph.D. in
Comparative Literature from Peking University and her M.A. in Folklore at the University of California at Berkeley. Her
research interests include Folklore, Folklore theories, Folk Believes, Folk Festivals, Folk Art and Architecture, etc. And
she has taught courses in Folklore, Folklore and Culture, Folklore Theories, and Selected Folklore Works.
Modern Chinese Culture and Society (1910-present)
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course will introduce the students to some essential texts of modern Chinese Literature (1910-present) with which
we expect, at the end of the semester, to achieve some general yet concrete views of modern Chinese society and its
literary imagination. The key texts are drawn from the writings of the most famous Chinese writers including Lu Xun,
founder of modern Chinese Literature, Mo Yan, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, and etc,. Our reading will
concern the following questions: in what social and political conditions these texts were produced, to what audience
did they target, what would be Chinese ways to deal with the social issues such as women question, class struggle,
fantasy of modern city life, political chaos and return to order, the building of civil society as well as other cultural and
political issues? Besides these political, social and cultural approaches to literature, we will also study the relationship
between literature and politics and how the course of modern Chinese literature continued to be politicized as part of
a project of modern nation-state creation.
Teacher: Dr. Hui JIANG
Dr. Hui JIANG is Associate Professor in the Chinese Department at Peking University. He received his B.A. Applied
Physics at Beijing University of Technology and M.A. Contemporary Chinese Literature at Peking University in 1992
and 1999 respectively. He received his Ph.D Comparative Literature at New York University in 2008. He served as
Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures in the University of Hawaii at Manoa
(UHM) from 2008 to 2010. His current research interests include nihilism in modern Chinese thought and literature,
third cinema globalization and cosmopolitanism ghost stories and films.
Understanding China:
From Its Media, Communication and Culture
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course is an advanced introduction to Modern China by a scholar of communication, culture and the media. The
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purpose is to discover how heavily our habits are influenced by the culture that has shaped us as members of Chinese
society, and how our communication acts, both interpersonal and through old and new media, help us to maintain or
transform the society, as well as the system, in which we live. In the lectures we will use concrete examples, such as
daily events, rather than abstract theoretical propositions to illustrate our arguments and our thoughts on how people
communicate, on what they try to achieve through their communications, and above all, on what the socio-political
and cultural consequences would be. However, this is not meant to be a course devoted exclusively to China, and
our classroom discussions will hopefully range much wider and take into account more comprehensive implications.
Teacher: Wenxiang GONG
Prof. Wenxiang GONG is the Director of the Institute of Communication and Culture at Peking University. He received
his B. A. in English Language and Literature and M. A. in English Language and Literature at Peking University (Doctoral
degrees were not offered then). He also served as Vice Chair of Communication Association of China before 2011 and
now Chair of International Strategic Studies Society, Hong Kong. His courses and research areas include comparative
culture and communication studies, media studies, persuasion and propaganda, etc.
Economy and Business
Introduction to Chinese Economy
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
China’s fast economic growth has generated great interest among media, scholars and ordinary people around
the world. The aim of this course is to provide students with an overview of the Chinese economy and the detailed
understanding of China’s economic transition. The topics covered include an introduction of the Chinese economic
history, its market oriented transitional process and its implications on economic growth, the urban-rural divide and
the reforms of the two sectors, population policy and the related labor market issues, poverty and inequality, fiscal
and financial reforms, international trade and foreign investment, etc. Upon completion of the course, students are
expected to be familiar with China’s economic system, its current economic reforms, and the challenges that the
country faces in the twenty-first century.
Teacher: Dr. Xuezheng QIN
Dr. Xuezheng QIN is the Associate Professor of the School of Economics at Peking University. He received his B.A.
in Economics at Peking University in 2002, his M.A. and Ph.D. at State University of New York at Buffalo in 2005 and
2009 respectively. He was the Research Assistant of New York State Center of Excellence on Human Capital and
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Economic Development in 2006-2009, and in 2007 he was the Adjunct Lecturer of State University of New York at
Buffalo. He has been the Research Associate of Health Economics and Management Institute, Peking University since
2009.His primary research interests include Health Economics, Labor Economics and Applied Econometrics.
Introduction to the Political Economy of China
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course is primarily intended to provide an informed perspective about the evolving process of China’s political and
economic transition and development during the past three decades. We will analyze Chinese economy from microand macro- economic and political perspectives, combining theoretical and empirical studies. Students are expected
to (1) understand the path and historical background of China’s economic development; (2) compare and evaluate the
strengths and weakness of China’s reform policies and practices; and (3) apply economic theories to the analysis of
political and economic phenomena related to China.
Teacher: Dr. Qiang ZHOU
Dr. Qiang ZHOU is Assistant Professor in the School of Government at Peking University. He received his B.A. at
Peking University and M.A. at Columbia University in 1999 and 2002 respectively. He received his PhD at Columbia
University in 2008. He has won several important honors and awards, including postdoctoral Research Funding in the
University of Chicago, Teaching Fellowship at Columbia University, etc,.
Special Topics in Chinese Economy
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
Over three decades, the Chinese economy undergone a rapid economic transformation at an unprecedented pace
and scale. Transforming from a centrally planned economy to a market-oriented system – institutional change induced
fiscal, agricultural, enterprise as well as financial system and banking reforms – that ushered an era of industrialization
and globalization. After experiencing decades of sustained growth, Chinese economy is at a crossroad – with
emerging issues of economic imbalance, environmental degradation, inequity, social security to aging population
compels scholars to rethink China’s development path. The course aims to challenge students to develop a critical
view of the ‘China miracle’ and obtain an informed perspective of developmental approach that China should take in
the future. This intense course focuses on the special topics that are key to China’s future economic development.
Throughout the course, case studies and special topic research will serve as core teaching material.
Teacher: Dr. ChongWei WONG
Dr. ChongWei WONG received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Distinction in All Subjects & Phi Beta Kappa
in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, and his Master and PhD of Philosophy in Finance in Judge
Business School at University of Cambridge in 2006 and 2009 respectively. He was a visiting faculty in the School
of Economics at Peking University in 2012 and a visiting instructor at Yale University in 2013. He has rich industry
experiences: Research Assistant in the Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University;
Deputy Portfolio Manager in Fairwind Capital Management, Geneva, Switzerland; Head of Business Development &
Fund Director, Vegasoul Capital Management, Hong Kong, China. And now he is Founder and Managing Director in
Empiricus Capital Management.
International Human Resources Management:
West, East, and the Emerging Markets
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course is an advanced seminar in International Human Resource Management. The course is designed to
introduce students to the nature of developing and managing human resources in international, multinational, global,
and transnational firms. It explores the complexity, challenges, and choices that firms are faced with and strategies
they use to effectively develop and manage their international workforce in culturally and geographically diverse
environments. The course distinguishes international from domestic HR practices. It provides students with an in-depth
understanding of the basic problems inherent in IHRM as well as a sound basis to further explore the international
dimensions for future business and career aspirations. The principle focus of this course is the development of global
leaders through cross-cultural awareness, interactive learning, comparative research experience, and analysis of the
expatriation and repatriation processes. Country-firm specific cases will be incorporated in the multinational context
with special attention to comparative human resource management practices, challenges, and the role of HR in global
strategic decisions involving diverse countries and regions such as China, India, Europe, and the United States.
Teacher: Dr. Nini YANG
Dr. Nini YANG is Professor at San Francisco State University and California State University. She received her B.A. in
English at Beijing Second Institute of Foreign Languages and M.A. in American Studies in SUNY-Buffalo in 1983 and
1989 respectively. She received her PhD in management in the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1996. She
has twenty years’ experience in teaching, research, and international programs through three U.S. state university
systems (New York, Georgia, and California), and has also taught as a guest professor in Europe, Africa, and China.
Dr. YANG has been a principle in acquiring and receiving multiple grants and awards, including the General Electric
Fellowship, PhD Dissertation Grant in SUNY-Buffalo, Governor’s Teaching Fellow (University System of Georgia), etc,.
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Politics, Law and Society
China’s Constitution and Political System
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course is intended for undergraduate students to understand basic components of China’s constitution and
political system. It combines theoretical analysis with factual introduction, with the aim of enabling students to be quickly
familiar with constitutional issues in China. Two theoretical questions will be asked throughout the course: 1. What is
the relationship between law and political regime in China? 2. How do we understand the gap between law on paper
and rule in reality in China? Guided by these two central questions, this course roughly breaks into three sections: 1.
How do we read China’s Constitution; 2. Constitutional law and political regime; 3. Constitution and political reform.
Under each section, a few sub-topics are to be specified.
Teacher: Dr. Demin DUAN
Dr. Demin DUAN is the Lecturer in the School of Government, Peking University. He received his Bachelor in Law from
Jinlin University in 2003, his M.A. in Law from Peking University in 2006, and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Catholic
University of Leuven, Belgium, in the year of 2011. His research fields include western political philosophy, Alexis de
Tocqueville’s political thought, contemporary continental political philosophy (especially French political philosophy),
contemporary western theories of democracy, and political problems in modern China.
Local Government and Politics in China
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This is a seminar course of the local government and politics in China, it is intended for advanced undergraduate
students to examine major issues and topics concerning the central-local relationships, local People’s Congress,
local government and business, labor and peasants, and how the local state promotes or constraints economic
development and social change of China after 1949. Students wishing to enroll in this course are expected to have
basic knowledge of Chinese politics and comparative politics.
Teacher: Dr. Changdong ZHANG
Dr. Changdong ZHANG is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Peking University. He received
his B.A. of Economics in the School of Economics at Beijing Technology and Business University in 2000, and M.A. of
Political Science (comparative politics) in the School of Government at Peking University in 2004. He received his M.A.
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of Political Science and PhD in the Department of Political Science in the University of Washington in 2008 and 2011
respectively. He has acquired the Certificate for Political Methodology from Center for Statistics and Social Science,
University of Washington in 2009.
Transition and Public Policy in China
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This is an introductory course about China’s public policy in the process of economic, administrative and social
transition. We will provide major facts and alternative explanations for various policy problems and corresponding
public policies during this transition. Major topics covered in the course include: public administration and public
policies in the centrally planned economy period, major reforms after 1978 (including rural reforms, urban reforms,
state-owned enterprise reforms, financial reforms and administrative reforms), current problems and major public
policies, etc.
Teacher: Dr. Yongjun LI
Dr. Yongjun LI is the Associate Professor in the School of Government, Peking University. He received his Bachelor
in Mathematics from Jilin University in 1990, his M.A. in Economics from Liaoning University in 1995 and his Ph.D. in
Economics from Peking University in 2002. He then joined the faculty of School of Government. From 2001 to 2006,
he co-authored with Justin Yifu Lin on a series of Chinese policy studies including poverty reduction, comparative
advantage, FDI and export in China, China’s stock market, and SMEs. His research interest is in economic growth and
development.
Social Issues and Policy Responses in Contemporary China
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course is an empirical evidence based course. It will provide an overview of the contemporary discussions on
issues related to poverty, education, health care services, and social welfare in China. It will also introduce students
the policy responses toward these issues, as well as basics on social research methods and policy analysis theories.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to understand the role of public policy and its implementation
in producing, maintaining and alleviating social problems in China. Furthermore, students will obtain a solid
understanding of some fundamental theoretical and methodological frameworks.
Teacher: Dr. Xiang GAO
Dr. Xiang GAO is the Assistant Professor who mainly teaches Social Program Evaluation and Statistics, Social Policy
Evaluation to M.A. students and Social Policy, Social Security to B.A students. She received her B.A. in Sociology
and Social Work and B.A. in Law (minor) at Peking University in 1999, and M.A. in Social Management at Peking
University in 2002. She received her Ph.D. in the School of Social Work, University of Washington in 2009. She has
received several important grants for her projects including “Childcare Subsidy Policy Evaluation” sponsored by the
China National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science during 2011-2013, and “Study and pilot on effective
mechanisms for implementation of the new social welfare policy for orphans and abandoned children” sponsored by
the United Nations Children’s Fund during 2011-2012.
International Relations
Major Issues Concerning the Rise of China
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
The rise of China is one of the most important and defining themes in contemporary international relations. This
seminar course is intended for advanced undergraduate students to examine major issues and topics concerning the
rise of China from a broad theoretical perspective, and to engage in the academic discourse and policy debate about
implications of China’s rise for world politics. The seminar is organized around the central question – will China’s rise
bring about a fundamental change to the international system? – and roughly divided into three sections: 1. China’s
rise and the “paradigm change” in world politics; 2.China’s quest for identity and order; and 3. implications of China
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rising for Asia and the world. Under each of these sections, a few specific topics are identified for class discussion.
Teacher: Dr. Xin XU
Dr. Xin XU is the Director of the China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program (CAPS) and Adjunct Associate Professor in the
Department of Government at Cornell University. He received his B.A. and M.A. in International Relations from Peking
University and his Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University. He has been Associate Professor of International
Relations in the Department of International Politics at Peking University, Associate Professor of Asia Pacific Studies
and Asia-Pacific Studies Academic Field Leader (Sustainable Development & International Governance) at Ritsumeikan
Asia Pacific University in Japan, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, an International
Fellow at the Charles F. Kettering Foundation in the United States, a Postdoctoral Fellow on National Security in the
John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University, and a Visiting Research Fellow and Acting Director
of the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program at Princeton University. His current areas of interest include
China’s grand strategy, the Taiwan issue, East Asian security politics, and Asian regionalism/multilateralism.
The China Factor – Managing China’s Global Challenges
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
The rise of China over the last two decades is one of the most significant events that shape global market competition,
trade and economic development, and geopolitics. Its implications on worldly issues from global and regional peace
and security to the sustainability of the environment are profound. The China factor is an amalgamation of dynamic,
complex and interactive forces that appear as problems, puzzles or challenges to different people at different times.
This course aims to provide an orientation for students to understand those forces, especially those related to the
major stakeholders and their evolving relationships, policies and game rules, and collective behaviors. The orientation
is grounded in both Chinese historical and cultural legacies and the contexts of China’s state building, modernization
and globalization. The course covers a wide array of topics in primarily three areas: international relations, investment
and trade, and market competition. The course is conducted through a mixture of lectures, case studies, exercises
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and projects. The guiding principles for the methodological development are immersive learning, metacognition, and
open learning architecture, also dubbed as the Monterey Way. A more detailed description of the methodology can
be found in the session outline below. Given the opportunity of examining the situations and relevant issues across
disciplines in policy, business and management studies, students are encouraged to form not only cross-cultural, a
Monterey tradition, but also cross-disciplinary study groups to tackle those issues.
Teacher: Dr. Wei LIANG
Dr. Wei LIANG is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of International Policy and Management, Monterey
Institute of International Studies. She received her B.A. in international politics at Peking University and M.A. in
international relations in the University of Southern California in 1995 and 1998 respectively. Later she received her
PhD in international political economy in the University of Southern California in 2003. She once taught relevant
courses in San Francisco State University, Florida International University, and University of California, Berkeley.
Asia-Pacific Security
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
This course introduces theoretical and policy approaches to the study of conflict and regional order and applies them
to the contemporary Asia-Pacific region, including East and Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Specific topics
covered will include developing great power rivalry in Asia; inter-state and intra-state conflicts; maritime security; a
range of so-called 'non-traditional' and 'human security' challenges, including transitional crime, economic security
and terrorism issues; and the role of regional institutions such as ASEAN, the ARF, APEC and the East Asian Summit
in addressing current security issues. These will be examined within the overall idea of ‘regionalism’, meaning whether
the Asia-Pacific is developing as a specific security region in the international system. Current theories of international
security, including schools of realism and liberalism but also newer approaches such as critical theory, will be used to
explain trends in the study of security issues in the region.
Teacher: Dr. Marc Lanteign
Dr. Marc Lanteign is the Research Fellow at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo. Originally from
Montréal, he received his M.A and Ph.D from McGill University, and then became an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie
University in Halifax and a Lecturer at the School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, Scotland. From
2010 to July 2014, he came to Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and was the Director of Research
in New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre of VUW. His research interests include Chinese politics and
foreign policy, Comparative regional institution-building in the Asia-Pacific, East Asian and South Pacific comparative
foreign policy, Comparative international organization, and Maritime security in Asia.
Interdisciplinary Studies
Environmental China: Nature, Culture and Development
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
CHINA is commonly seen in the West as a negative example, even the villain, of global environmental ills. Besides
surpassing the United States to be the world’s largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, China also
experiences widespread pollution of its air, soil and water--arguably among the worst in the world. China’s problems
are neither unique nor isolated, however. Employing political ecological approach, the course explores the roots of
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China’s environmental challenges as created by and mediated through historical, cultural, political, economic and
social forces both internal and external to the country, and especially the acute changes as a result of global socialism
and capitalism in the 20th century. It also examines some of the solutions that Chinese government and the public are
taking on to deal with worsening environmental conditions.
Teacher: Dr. Yu ZHOU
Yu Zhou received Bachelor and Master’s degree from Department of Regional and Environmental Sciences (formerly
Geography) in Peking University, China, and received Ph.D. in geography from University of Minnesota in 1995. Her
current research is on globalization and high-tech industry in China, especially Beijing’s Zhongguancun region, the socalled China’s Silicon Valley. More recently she has done researched into China’s green building program. In the United
States, her works are more in the areas of ethnic business, gender and ethnic communities, and transnational business
networks. In 2008, she was selected as one of the twenty Public Intellectual Fellows by the National Committee on USChina Relations. She has been interviewed by New York Times, and Washington Post among others.
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Philosophy and Politics in New China
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
Centered upon philosophical developments and philosophical-political debates in the P.R. China established in
1949, this course aims to explore the complicated intertwined relationship between philosophy and politics in New
China. Our main emphasis will be on the philosophical-political works by Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Ai Siqi, Yang
Xianzhen, Feng Youlan, Wang Hui, and other notable Chinese theoreticians, and on the heated controversies over
epistemology, dialectics, materialism and political philosophy. We will of course probe the historical and political
context and consequences of those philosophical disputes and positions. We will also discuss diverse views on those
issues by famous Western critics, such as Louis Althussser, Alain Badiou, Slavoj Zizek and Alessandro Russo. Related
movies, documentaries and videos will be screened in class to illustrate corresponding historical backgrounds and
philosophical-political issues.
Teacher: Dr. Hongsheng JIANG
Dr. Hongsheng JIANG is Associate Professor in the Chinese Department at Peking University. He received his B.A.
in Chinese Literature and Language at Beijing Normal University and M.A. in Comparative Literature, Institute of
Comparative Literature & Comparative Cultures at Peking University in 1994 and 1997 respectively. He received his
PhD in the Program in Literature in Duke University, U.S.A in 2010. In the spring of 2004, as one of the major initiators,
he co-foundered the first NGO that aims at helping rural education and development in Chinese students who are
studying abroad, which is called the Dream Corps for Harmonious Development International.
Women, Sports and Society in Modern China:
Historic Perspectives
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
The course will explore the interaction of historical and cultural events, political priorities, rapid economic development,
changing gender relations, international political ambitions, sports system and women’s sport in the course of the six
decades of PRC. The course will be divided into three sessions. Session 1 Overview of Women, Sport and Society in
China: From Dominated Domestic to Olympic Champion Date provides a framework for analyzing women’s sport in
China, from historical traditions, social, economic and political systems, sports policy, administration, investment to
personal motivation, commitment of athletes and coaches, and family support. Session 2 Women, Society and Sport
from 1840s to date will consist of 7 themes related to specific time periods. The purpose of this session is to reveal
the changing social, political and economic situations over time and their impacts on women’s sport, with particular
emphasis on the new China system, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and Beijing Olympics. Session
3 Future of Women, Society and Sport of China predicts the possible development of society, women and sport in
China in the foreseeable future.
Teacher: Jinxia DONG
Dr. Jinxia DONG is the Professor and Director of the Research Office of the Dept. of P.E. at Peking University. She
received her B.Ed. and M.Ed. from Beijing University of Physical Education in 1982 and 1985 respectively, and Ph.D. from
University of Strathclyde (UK) in 2001. She served as the Visiting scholar of Yale University in 2009. She received several
important grants and awards including the “Multi-disciplinary Inquiry into Women’s Elite Sport in Contemporary China”
sponsored by the Educational Ministry for the Elite Young Teachers (2001-) and the First Award of the Excellent Social
Science Works of Peking University for “The Beijing Games, National Identity and Modernization in China” in 2013.
Chinese Traditional Body Exercise,
Diet and Health Maintenance
Credit and Hours: 2 PKU credits, 32 credit hours
It is said there are three things interest westerners about china: food, health preservation, and finance. Those students
who enroll in the course of Chinese Traditional Body Exercise, Diet and Health preservation will have chance to
experience two of the three hot topics and know how the ancient Chinese people maintain their health via simple
but effective body exercise and balance diet. The course will not only introduce and practice the most popular body
exercises, such as Taiji, Baduanjin, Wuqinxi, but also the most mystery one, which is frequently appeared in the most
popular martial arts novels, such as Yijingjing and Qigong. All the exercises will be demonstrated by the teaching
assistants who are experts in that filed. The course will also apply the foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
such as basic conceptions, theories, and principles of Health preservation in TCM and reveal Chinese diet, which
sometime play important roles as medicine and why. As one of the complementary common methods of health
preservation, the acupuncture, moxibustion, and massage will be introduced as well. The course designer wish
finally western undergraduates understand the associations between exercise, diet and health in very Chinese health
preservation’s way.
Teacher: Fuquan LU
Dr. Fuquan LU is the Associate Professor in the Department of Physical education and Sports science. He received
his B.S. and M.E. from Shanghai Institute of Physical Education in 1998 and 2001 respectively, and Ph.D. from Peking
University. He served as the Visiting Professor in Institute of Sports Science and Sports Medicine Center, Humboldt
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University in 2012. He is also the Associate Director of Kinesiology laboratory of Peking University. His primary
research areas are in charge of pregnancy outcome, physical activity, health care and physical therapy. He received
several important founds including the President Found for his research of Diet patterns and their associations with
adverse maternal and infant outcomes in 2009 and National social science Found from 2011-2014.
Words from the Faculty
Prof. Roger Ames, Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii
The International Summer School brings together students from many of the most prestigious seats of higher learning
in the world, and benefits enormously from the rich diversity of cultures that are present in the classrooms. Peking
University has had a historical role in the rise of China, and having it as the site for studying Chinese language and
culture is ideal.
Dr. Xin XU, Acting Director of the China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program (CAPS),
Cornell University
We have wonderful students from all over the world, students from Asia, from Europe, from Australia, and from North
America, They are very dedicated to the study of China, and I fully enjoy engagement with them.
Prof. Wenxiang GONG, School of Communication, Peking University
I recommend the PKUSSI to you for the following reasons: 1. to find out why Peking University is so well-known and
how internationalized it is; 2. to be exposed to different perspectives in academic fields of your interest; 3. to closely
contact PKU faculty and students; 4. to see the real China and the local residents speaking authentic Chinese; 5. last
but not the least, to taste Chinese food and have fun with a legitimate excuse.
Assoc. Prof. Xuezheng QIN, School of Economics, Peking University
The PKUSSI will give you an advantageous starting point to understand China and the world. Whether you are to
pursuit further degree, or to develop a career in China, you will find the experience very rewarding.
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Words from Students
Student from Yale University
The professor has a breadth of knowledge about the topic, and he is very engaging and extremely receptive to
feedback in the course.
Student from University of Tokyo
I think the best part of the course is the balance of the lecture, presentation and discussion. It is perfectly satisfying.
Student from National University of Singapore
Classes in PKU were lively and interesting. Not only do we get to interact and hear the thoughts of other international
students, we are also not bogged down by pen and paper examinations!
Student from University of California, Berkeley
In this Peking University Summer School, I had the best summer of my life. I met the most amazingly accepting
people, who cared for me and I formed strong bonds with them.
Student from Australian National University
Throughout my travels in China, I have always heard Chinese people talk with great respect and admiration for PKU.
To be able to tell my friends that I have studied for a period at Peking University is something I am very proud of, and I
would certainly hope to return to complete further study or research in the future.
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