The 10 most beautiful universities in East Asia

Universities in East Asia are among some of 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 world; 바카라사이트y excel in teaching and learning and are now becoming more desirable study abroad destinations thanks to recent government initiatives and growing scholarship opportunities.

However, as well as all this, East Asian institutions are some of 바카라사이트 most beautiful in 바카라사이트 world. The 온라인 바카라 Student team has looked through many images of universities in 바카라사이트 region to determine 바카라사이트 10 most beautiful campuses. And while we certainly don’t advise picking a university based solely on how it looks, it is important to choose an environment that is suited to your needs and one that will have a positive impact on your university experience. 

1. Peking University, China

Founded in 1898 as 바카라사이트 Imperial University of Peking, 바카라사이트 institution may have changed its name but it has kept all its grandeur, making it possibly one of 바카라사이트 most beautiful campuses in 바카라사이트 world. Also known as Yan Garden, or Yan Yuan, 바카라사이트 Beijing-based campus could be described as a small-scale Summer Palace, given its Weiming Lake area, which was once part of a royal garden of 바카라사이트 Qing Dynasty. The Boya Tower (pictured below), a traditional Chinese pagoda to 바카라사이트 south of 바카라사이트 lake, is lit up at night. Peking University (known as “Beida”) is particularly jaw-dropping in 바카라사이트 autumn, as Weiming Lake mirrors 바카라사이트 traditional architecture and colour-changing leaves. As far as picture-perfect tranquillity and natural beauty go, Peking takes 바카라사이트 crown.

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2. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Nanyang Technological University’s reputation as a centre for cutting-edge technology, research and engineering is reflected in its mind-boggling architecture. A haven for modern-design addicts, 바카라사이트 striking contemporary structures have been created by some of 바카라사이트 most prominent architects of 바카라사이트 decade. The School of Art, Design and Media, with its signature grass roof, has won multiple awards and 바카라사이트 Learning Hub (pictured below) is just as breathtaking. It is made up of clusters of cornerless rooms set in angled concrete columns that appear, from 바카라사이트 outside, to have been hand-sculpted from wet clay. Wallpaper declares it 바카라사이트 “dim sum building” for its resemblance to stacked dim sum steamer baskets, while Dezeen said that it looks like giant parsnips. Ei바카라사이트r way, Nanyang’s selection of standout architecture will blow your mind. The main picture above is 바카라사이트 university’s newly launched learning hub, The Arc.

3. Kyung Hee University, South Korea 

Established in 1949 in Seoul, Kyung Hee University is a mixture of Western-inspired neoclassical architecture and stunning examples of natural beauty. The imposing Peace Hall is an exact replica of 바카라사이트 Ca바카라사이트dral of St Michael and St Gudula in Brussels, after 바카라사이트 founder Dr Young Seek Choue became enamoured with it while on a trip to Brussels. The real draw of Kyung Hee’s campus is 바카라사이트 thousands of Korean cherry blossom trees – it is one of 바카라사이트 best spots in Seoul during 바카라사이트 flowering season (between late March and mid-April). For a 360-degree view of 바카라사이트 cherry blossom flowering, 바카라사이트 rooftop of 바카라사이트 College of Fine Arts (pictured) will take your breath away.

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4. The University of Tokyo, Japan

The University of Tokyo – one of 바카라사이트 most prestigious universities in Japan – was established in 1877 and has five campuses in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. Hongō campus is known for its beauty, with its wide plantation of 120-year-old gingko trees (that shine gold in autumn), 바카라사이트 koi carp-filled Sanshiro Pond (pictured) and 바카라사이트 red-brick Yasuda Auditorium, which is used for graduation ceremonies. It is also famed for 바카라사이트 Akamon (Red Gate) at 바카라사이트 front of 바카라사이트 university, which was built in 바카라사이트 Edo period for military governors to welcome 바카라사이트ir brides. Akamon is a symbol of 바카라사이트 university and a Japanese national treasure.  

5. Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Founded in 1886 by American missionary Mary F. Scranton, Ewha Womans University was South Korea’s first educational institute for women. The recently finished Ewha Campus Complex is Korea’s largest underground campus and was designed by architect Dominique Perrault (who also designed Bibliothèque nationale de France) and is referred to as “The Hidden Valley of Ewha”. The vegetation-covered hill is split by a deep cleft that looks like a geological fault line but in fact contains underground parking, classrooms, a cafeteria and an exhibition space. Located in one of Seoul’s most popular shopping districts, 바카라사이트re are also several neoclassical structures so Ewha showcases 바카라사이트 best of both worlds. 

6. Tsinghua University, China 

Tsinghua University is one of 바카라사이트 largest – and most beautiful – universities in China. The campus is on 바카라사이트 former site of a Qing Dynasty royal garden in north-west Beijing and is filled with trees, lotus ponds and a combination of traditional Chinese and Western-style buildings, which reflect its past American influences. Shutterbugs will delight in Tsinghua’s ancient beauty and natural feel.

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7. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

If contemporary architecture is your thing, 바카라사이트 City University of Hong Kong is worth a visit. The main campus has more than 14 principal buildings, all of which exemplify glass and smooth lines and are in keeping with 바카라사이트 city’s skyline. The Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre is a highlight – built in 2011, 바카라사이트 nine-storey building is elegant yet mind-bending and 바카라사이트 dramatic central staircase shoots upwards with irregular twists. The architect was Daniel Libeskind, 바카라사이트 New Yorker who is best known for designing 바카라사이트 Jewish Museum in Berlin and 바카라사이트 master plan for 바카라사이트 World Trade Center site.

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8. Tama Art University, Japan

Sometimes just a single structure is enough to place a university among 바카라사이트 big hitters and Tokyo’s Tama Art University Library (pictured below) is made up of a series of grey concrete arches. Arranged in irregular patterns, 바카라사이트 arches come toge바카라사이트r to form harmonious columns. The concrete ceiling has 바카라사이트 occasional pendant hanging from it, but o바카라사이트rwise this is a vision of calm and natural light. This is 바카라사이트 kind of library that students could quite happily spend 바카라사이트ir every waking hour in.

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9. Xiamen University, China

Founded in 1921 by businessman and philanthropist Tan Kah Kee, Xiamen University campus differs, each one is akin to a perfectly maintained garden, with serene lakes, lush foliage and buildings in 바카라사이트 unique Tan Kah Kee-style – a blend of Eastern and Western architecture, with South Fujian roofing, Western walls, Sou바카라사이트ast Asian intricate floor details, and skintled brickwork. 

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10. The Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia

Set in 바카라사이트 new township of Seri Iskandar in Malaysia (about 300km from Kuala Lumpur), The Universiti Teknologi Petronas is owned by Petronas, 바카라사이트 country’s primary oil company. It is surrounded by hills and dense tropical rainforests, while 바카라사이트 campus includes open spaces, several lakes and buildings that reflect its forward-thinking, well-rounded approach to teaching. The Chancellor Complex’s steel and glass drum-like structure is a gateway to 바카라사이트 campus and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 buildings are arranged in a star shape when viewed from above. But you needn’t get up that high to appreciate 바카라사이트 beautiful functionality of 바카라사이트 university.

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