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Shanxi University was co-founded in 1902 by British missionary Richard Timothy and then Shanxi governor Cen Chunxuan with the school motto of "Being industrious, strict, honest and creative".

Located in a southern suburb of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, the university covers 1.4 square kilometers and has a floor space of 987,000 square meters. It has a collection of 3.02 gigabytes of e-books in its library.

Shanxi University has established a reputation from its significant research results. Eleven academic fields cover 69 majors for undergraduates and 18 majors for a double bachelor's degree.