Foreword Preface to the English Edition Introduction Chapter I Catalysts for Education: The Opium War, the Trend of Reformist Thinking, and the Westernization Movement Chapter II The Fie Struggles between the Westernizationists and the Conservatives over Tongwenguan of Peking Chapter III The Development of Tongwenguan of Peking Chapter IV The Legacy and Influence of Tongwenguan Chapter V From the Society for Self-Strengthening to the Official Publishing Bureau: Preparations for the Imperial University of Peking Chapter VI The Hundred Days’ Reform and the Official Launch of the Imperial University of Peking Chapter VII The Rectification of the Imperial University of Peking Chapter VIII Guangxu, Cixi, and the Three Statutes of the Imperial University of Peking Chapter IX The Imperial University: Curriculum Design and Implementation of Teaching Chapter X Administration, Rules, and Regulations of the Imperial University of Peking Chapter XI The Imperial University of Peking and Its Affiliated Structures Chapter XII The Road to Democracy and Science Chapter XIII Connecting the Past and the Present: the First National Institution of Higher Learning in Modern China Glossary Personal names in this book Place names in this book