Library
Peking University Library was built in 1975 and the New Library building in 1988. With 53,000 square meters and over 4,000 seats and a collection of over 7 million books, it is one of the largest university libraries in Asia. It provides a wealth of text resources and a variety of digital, modern services.To enter the library, users are required to swipe their campus card at the entrance or apply for a temporary book card.
Temporary Book Card
If you stay at PKU for less than7 days(in which case you would not be eligible for a campus card), you may apply for a temporary book card to read books in the library. To apply for the card, you are required to take your passport and an introduction letter from your department. A fee of 3 RMB is charged for each day.
International faculty who would like to borrow books must activate their campus cardin the Library Card Office and pay a deposit of 1000 RMB. You may borrow a maximum of 30 books. When leaving the university, be sure to return the borrowed books and get back your deposit from the library.
You may reserve and renew your books in person at the library or online (http://www.lib.pku.edu.cn). After logging into the account, you may reserve books, renew books and check the status of the books.
In addition, each department/school may have its own library; you may inquire from your department/school regarding its facilities and its regulations.
Museums
Museum of Peking University
The Museum of PKU History was founded on May 4th, 1998, on the centennial anniversary of Peking University’s founding. It covers an area of 3,100 square meters and comprises three floors. The ground floor comprises the entrance hall and special exhibitions space.There is an exhibition titled “The Present-day of PKU”which describes the development of Peking University in basement one.In basement two,there is Peking University’s Hall of Fame, which displays images and artifacts from the lives of prominent revolutionaries, philosophers, theoreticians and educators in the history of Peking University.
Address: Near the west gate of PKU campus
Opening hours: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, 09:30–16:30
Tel: +86-10-62765931
Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology
The Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology was officially opened on May 27th, 1993, and was the first modern museum built in a Chinese university. It was co-built by Peking University and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and it collects tens of thousands of items together at an area of nearly 2,000 square meters. The collections include stoneware, brassware, oracle bones, china, paintings, calligraphy and rubbings, which covers the period of Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze ages, the Warring States period, Qin and Han dynasties, Three Kingdoms period, Six Dynasties period, and the Sui, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties.
Address: By the west gate of PKU campus,approx.100m northeast of the gate
Opening hours: 09:00–17:00 (no entryafter16:30);freeadmission
Tel:+ 86-10-62751668
Museum of Biology at Peking University
Museum of Biology at Peking University is the first biology museum established by a Chinese scholar in China. In 1917, Mr. Cai Yuanpei, then President of Peking University, appointed Mr. Zhong Guanguang as an associate professor of the Natural History Department of Peking University. Mr. Zhong traveled to 11 provinces and regions, collecting more than 15,000 specimens for the museum. At present, its collection contains more than 60,000 specimens of various animals and plants from all over China. The first floor is the exhibition area of animal diversity, the second floor is the exhibition of plant specimens and biological evolution, and the underground floor is the preservation and collection of various specimens for teaching and research.
Address: By the Side East gate of PKU campus, approx. 100mfromthe gate
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (16:30 stop entry) Free admission
Tel: +86-10-62759982
