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Hunan University originated from Yuelu Academy founded in the 9th year of Kaibao by Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (AD 976). It enjoys the reputation of "a thousand-year institution and a century-old famous school". Located in the historical and cultural city of Changsha, the campus is located on the bank of the Xiangjiang River and at the foot of Yuelu Mountain. It is not only a national key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education, but also a key university under the national "211 Project" and "985 Project". "The Lushan Mountains are towering and the Xiangshui River is vast. A large number of schools have been opened to help the vicissitudes of life; inheriting the traditions of Zhu and Zhang, and drawing on the strengths of Europe and the United States..." Hunan University, which has experienced thousands of years of vicissitudes, will inherit and carry forward the excellent education of Yuelu Academy and cultural traditions, follow the laws of modern university running, reform and innovate, keep pace with the times, and strive to create an internationally renowned high-level research university.Location:
Hunan University has a campus area of 1.396 million square meters and a building area of 981,400 square meters. There are 2 campuses, one is the South Campus located in the middle of Yuelu Mountain, and the other is the North Campus located in the northwest of Yuelu Mountain. The two campuses are not far apart. The North Campus is smaller and only offers finance and accounting majors.School Features:
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China>Hunan Province>Changsha City>Yuelu District
How to get there:
South Campus : Take No. 63, No. 106, No. 152, No. 202, No. 804, No. 902, No. 908 Section Line, No. 913, Lv. 1 Road, and Lv. 3 Section Line. Just get off at Hunan University.
North Campus: No. 12, 903 Section Line, 908 Section Line, get off at Huda North Campus Student Apartment station; take Route 6 , 12, 63, 303, 309, 312, 314, 315, 902, 903 section line, 908 section line, and get off at Wangluqiao Station.
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