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Xianlin University City (), colloquially known as Xianlin (), is a community in Nanjing,
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, featuring a bunch of leading higher education institutions. It is located in the middle of
Qixia District Qixia District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, straddling both sides of the Yangtze River. It has an area of 80 km2 and a population of 400,000. Natural and historical sites Qixia Mountain is i ...
and to the northeast of
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, 15 kilometers (approx. 9 miles) from Xinjiekou, the central business area of the city. Planned in 1995 and established in 2002, Xianlin is the earliest university city in China, followed by other famous higher education hubs like Songjiang University City and Guangzhou University City. Xianlin is the home to 12 higher education institutions, such as Nanjing University, Nanjing Normal University, and
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications The Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT or NUPT; ) is a public university located in Nanjing, China. It is jointly developed by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Post ...
, enabling them to share academic resources conveniently.


History

Back in 1989 when Xianlin was an undeveloped rural property of Nanjing, the government decided to develop this area to meet the demands of urban expansion. The area was planned as a higher education hub in 1995, seven years before the construction began. In 2001, the area was officially named Xianlin University City. The first university that opened its campus in Xianlin was Nanjing Normal University. In November 2011, an Undergraduate Education Teach Council was established by Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University,
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics The Nanjing University of Finance & Economics (NUFE; ), colloquially abbreviated as Nancai (), is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. As indicated in its name, the university specializes in financial and economic disciplines, ...
,
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications The Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT or NUPT; ) is a public university located in Nanjing, China. It is jointly developed by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Post ...
, and
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine The Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (a.k.a. NJUCM, ), is located in Nanjing, capital of China's Jiangsu province. It is jointly constructed by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese ...
. The council was created to promote modern higher education practices to attract international university students and keep pace with new trends in education.Nanjing undergraduate education teaching council of Nanjing Xianlin University Town was established.
Jiangsu Education. Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
In 2011, the School of Geography of Nanjing Normal University conducted a major research project to evaluate different aeration methods for removing high levels of nitrogen from a heavily polluted river in the Xianlin University Town. The "Xianlin Science City Development Consortium" was formed by 12 universities on February 25, 2012, to cooperate on research, sharing resources, event planning and the development of a "science city", with each university having its own science facilities. Lu Bing, the deputy mayor of Nanjing at the time, was responsible for the oversight of the Management Committee of Xianlin University City as of 2014.


Education

There are 12 universities with their main campuses in Xianlin University City, including: * Nanjing University ( Project 985, Project 211, Double First Class University Plan) * Nanjing Normal University (Project 211, Double First Class University Plan) *
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications The Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT or NUPT; ) is a public university located in Nanjing, China. It is jointly developed by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Post ...
(Double First Class University Plan) *
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine The Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (a.k.a. NJUCM, ), is located in Nanjing, capital of China's Jiangsu province. It is jointly constructed by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese ...
(Double First Class University Plan) *
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics The Nanjing University of Finance & Economics (NUFE; ), colloquially abbreviated as Nancai (), is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. As indicated in its name, the university specializes in financial and economic disciplines, ...
*
Nanjing Sport Institute Nanjing Sport Institute () is a public university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, specializing in sports and physical education. It was founded in 1956. Alumni who have won Olympic golds * Luan Jujie, Lin Li, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Zhang Jun, Hu ...
*Nanjing Forest Police College *Nanjing Normal University Zhongbei College *
Nanjing University of Science and Technology The Nanjing University of Science and Technology (), colloquially NJUST (), is one of the National Key Universities under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. It is a science-oriented university located in Xuanwu Distri ...
Zijin College *
Nanjing Audit University Nanjing Audit University (NAU, ) is a public university in Nanjing, China. Focusing on audit and accounting, the university is co-sponsored by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, National Audit Office, and Jiangsu Provincial People's Go ...
Jinshen College *Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology *Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology
Nanjing Foreign Language School Nanjing Foreign Language School (NFLS, ) is a middle and high school located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1963 under the direction of Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of PRC, and is one of the ...
, one of the most famous high schools in China, also established a campus in Xianlin University City.Main page.
Nanjing Foreign Language School, Xianlin Campus. Retrieved May 17, 2014.


Transportation

There are 2 metro lines and nearly 20 bus lines across Xianlin University City.
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and Line 4 of the
Nanjing Metro The Nanjing Metro is a rapid transit system serving the urban and suburban districts of Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China. Proposals for a metro system serving Nanjing first began in 1984, with appr ...
provide easy access to most of the universities and commercial areas of the university city.Roger L. Mackett; Anthony D. May; Masanobu Kii.
Sustainable Transport for Chinese Cities
'. Emerald Group Publishing; 2013. . p. 286.
Xianlin Railway Station on the Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-speed Railway was opened in July 2010. With high-speed bullet trains, it takes 15 minutes from Xianlin to Zhenjiang, and less than 1 hour to Shanghai,
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, Wuxi, and Changzhou.


References

{{Nanjing Geography of Nanjing