Jiaxing University is home to 94 years of history and tradition. It is a provincial institution of higher learning authorized by the State Ministry of Education. It is located on South Lake – a famous and sacred place of the Revolution in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province.
Prof. Paul Ching-Wu Chu, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and world famous physical scientist, has been appointed as honorary president of Jiaxing University. A number of famous Chinese experts and celebrities have been appointed as honorary professors of Jiaxing University. For example: Mr. Yu Guangyuan, a famous economist, Mr. Cheng Kaijia, who is both an academician from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a contributor to national research projects in atom and hydrogen bombs and in satellites.