The Peking Tungwen College, the first official foreign language school in the late Qing Dynasty, was established in August 1862, whichmarked the modern formal beginning of foreign language education in China, especially in English education. Its teaching mode is still worth learning for reference in modern English education. Based on the study of historical materials, this paper analyzes the curriculum of the Peking Tungwen College, and puts forward some suggestions to seek useful inspiration for the development of modern foreign language teaching.