History
- 1964, under the administration of Commission for Foreign Cultural Exchange;
- 1968, transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- 1971, transferred to the Beijing Municipal Government;
- 1978, under the joint administration of the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Municipal Government, mainly of the former;
- 1983, transferred to State Bureau of Tourism;
- 2000, under the joint administration of the Central Government and the Beijing Municipal Government, mainly of the latter.
These changes in ascription, however, have had a negative impact on the steady development of BISU.
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