The Department of Geology,Peking University is the earliest geological institution of the Chinese universities.It was founded in 1909,initially as one of the two departments in the School of Science at the Peking Imperial University.After several events,recruitment commenced in 1917 and a new name was adopted:the Department of Geology,Peking University.When the war broke out in 1937,the The Department of Geology, Peking University is the earliest geological institution of the Chinese universities. It was founded in 1909, initially as one of the two departments in the School of Science at the Peking Imperial University. After several events, recruitment commenced in 1917 and a new name was adopted: the Department of Geology, Peking University. Who the war broke out in 1937, the