Shanxi Normal University, referred to as "Shanxi Normal University", is located in Linfen City, Shanxi Province. It is a key university in Shanxi Province, selected as the basic capacity construction project of central and western universities, the reform project of excellent teacher training plan, the public funded Normal University in Shanxi Province, the national training plan for primary and secondary school teachers, and the 1331 project in Shanxi Province.Shanxi Normal University was founded in 1958, formerly known as Jinnan normal college. It was transformed into Shanxi Normal College in 1964, renamed as Shanxi Normal University in 1984, and merged into Shanxi Vocational Normal College and Physical Education College of Shanxi Normal University in 1999.As of October 2018, Shanxi Normal University has three campuses, which are divided into three campuses: the headquarters (No. 1 Gongyuan Street), the second campus (No. 85 Jiefang East Road), and the third Campus (No. 355 Jiefang East Road). There are 22 secondary colleges and an independent college (College of modern arts and Sciences of Shanxi Normal University), 62 undergraduate majors, 23 first-class master's degree authorized disciplines, 7 master's degree categories, 2 first-class doctor's degree authorized disciplines, 2 post doctoral mobile stations, 1 Shanxi service industry innovation discipline group, 9 provincial key disciplines, 1139 full-time teachers, and a full-time faculty There are 16172 undergraduates and 3810 postgraduates.