Jinzhong university was approved by the Ministry of Education in May 2004 and established on the basis of the former Jinzhong Normal University. The college is located in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, the hinterland of Shanxi Province and the hometown of Shanxi merchants. It is located at the intersection of Taijiu, Dayun Expressway and Shitai-Tongpu Railway. It is an important transportation hub and a window for economic, cultural and educational exchanges in Shanxi Province.