Yangzhou University, Yang Da for short. The school is located in Yangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city in China, on the bank of the Yangtze River and the ancient canal. It is a key comprehensive university in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of pilot universities in China to reform the education and training plan for outstanding agricultural and forestry talents, and the first merged university in China. It is also known as a banner of university reform in China. The earliest history of running a school can be traced back to Tongzhou Normal School and Tonghai Agricultural School (which later became a part of Nantong College) founded by Zhang Jianyu, a famous industrialist and educator in modern China 1902. 1May 992 19 With the approval of the State Education Commission, Yangzhou Normal University, Jiangsu Agricultural College, Yangzhou Institute of Science and Technology, Yangzhou Medical College, Jiangsu Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Jiangsu Business School jointly established Yangzhou University.