History
The history of the university dates back to 1901 (the 27th year of Emperor Guangxu), as the Fuling Official Academy of Classical Learning. It was founded as a college in 1982, was renamed Fuling Teachers College in 1993, and promoted to university status in 2001 by merging Fuling Teachers College and Fuling Education Institute.
In 2006, Fuling Normal University changed its name to Yangtze Normal University with the ratification of the Ministry of Education. The university has received some honorable awards in recognition of its campus facilities, forestry programs and its commitment to community services, such as “Civilized School in Chongqing”, “Chongqing 100 Top Afforested Units”, “National 400 Top Afforested Units”, “Advanced Units of Social Practice Activities by National Higher School Students” and “Advanced Units of Protecting Mother River”.
Fuling Normal University is the venue of Peter Hessler's memoir River Town, completed and published after he served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer from 1996 to 1998.
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