Originated as the Imperial University of Peking established in 1989, the Peking University is China's first national comprehensive university. Renamed as it is in 1912, the Peking University is the earliest spreader of Marxism and democratic science in China. As the first activity base for the Communist Party of China, the Peking University has made irreplaceable contributions to national rejuvenation and liberation, national construction and development, and social civilization and progress, thus acting as an important pioneer in China's journey towards modernization.