Xihua University

Xihua University (XHU; ) is a provincial public university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated to the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.

Foundation
XHU was founded on April 16, 2003, upon the merge of the Sichuan University of Science and Technology and the Teacher's College. The Sichuan University of Science and Technology, previously called the Sichuan Mechanical College of Agriculture, was founded in 1960. The former Teacher's College, located in Peng Zhou County, was founded in 1971.

Location
Xihua University covers about 2,850 mu (469.5 acres) in the hi-tech zone of Chengdu. The campus has a tributary of the Ming Jiang River and the Ancient Irrigation Project—Du Jiangyan, and its national scenery zone is to the west.

Resources
XHU as of December 2011 has 1,400 teachers and staff members, among whom 380 teachers have the title of senior post.