History
The university was originally founded by French Jesuits in Tianjin in 1921, with the initial name "Tianjin Commercial University". From 1921 till 1960, the name of the university was changed four times, from Tianjin Commercial College to Jingu University(津沽大学, then to Tianjin Normal College, then to Tianjin Normal University. In 1960, the university is reformed as a Comprehensive University and named as Hebei University. 3 years after Tianjin was upgraded as autonomous municipality, Hebei University was moved to Baoding in 1970.
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