Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.t1.11

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In the year 1946, Department of Oriental Languages (referred as Oriental Languages) was established at Peking University, teaching Indian languages and literature, Ji Xianlin acted as head of the department. In the year 1948, Jin Kemu, who taught the History of Indian philosophy at Wuhan University, was employed in the Department of Oriental languages at Peking University. In the year of 1949, the NSCOL was incorporated into the Department of Oriental languages of Peking University. Since then, Peking University became the important base for China modern Indian studies.