Xihua County is a county under the jurisdiction of Zhoukou City, Henan Province. In Henan Province, a major province in the Central Plains, Xihua County is not very famous, but it has a very famous town called Xiaoyao Town . Many people know Xihua County, which started from Xiaoyao Town.
Hanxihua County, Henan Province
Xiaoyao Town Xiaoyao? not necessarily! It's just that its Hu La Soup is very famous. People met Xiaoyao Town by drinking Hula Tang, and also learned about Xihua County because of Xiaoyao Town.
Interestingly, there is also an Xixia County in Henan Province, which is under the management of Nanyang City. Xihua and Xixia are often confused and stupidly unable to tell.
Xixia County, Henan Province
What is even more puzzled is that there are two universities in China, called Xihua University and Xihua Normal University . So, does Xihua University have anything to do with Xihua County?
is understood as usual, Peking University in Beijing, Nanjing University in Nanjing, Tianjin University in Tianjin, Qingdao University in Qingdao , Shihezi University in Shihezi , Kunshan Duke University in Kunshan . Then, Xihua University is in Xihua County.
Xihua University
In fact, Xihua University has no relationship with Xihua County! Xihua University is located in Chengdu, Sichuan, the country of Tianfu, and is a provincial key university; Xihua Normal University is located in Nanchong, Sichuan, and has nothing to do with Xihua County.
Xihua University is more than 1,300 kilometers away from Xihua County, which is truly thousands of miles away. Xihua Normal University is about 1,100 kilometers away from Xihua County, which is also thousands of miles apart. Their names are the same, it is purely coincidental. Of course, Xihua County has a longer history. If you say it is a rename, it is also the name of Xihua University and Xihua Normal University that renamed Xihua County.
Xihua Normal University
So, Xihua University was upgraded from Sichuan Institute of Technology. Why is it not called Sichuan University of Technology? According to convention, when upgrading a college to a university, you only need to change the last two words - the college to a university. Moreover, the name of Sichuan University of Technology is obviously more convenient, more imposing, and more reflecting the characteristics of the university than Xihua University. To take a step back, if you want to change it to a four-character university, it can be called West China University! Wouldn't this be more noble? Why did I get a Xihua University? It’s inappropriate and is also wearing the same clothes as Xihua County, Henan Province thousands of miles away? Isn’t this a problem?
Henan Province Xihua County Government District map
This issue is very complicated and involves many historical problems, which is all about tears.
There are many universities in China with the word "China", such as North China Science and Technology , North China Electric Power , East China Normal , East China Science and Technology , East China Political and Law, East China Transportation, South China Science and Technology , South China Agriculture, Huazhong Technology , Central China Normal , Central China Agriculture... etc., but there is no West China University. Although there was a West China Medical University in history, it was later merged by Sichuan University , and is now called Sichuan University West China Medical Center .
Xihua County Nuwa Statue
Some people say that Sichuan University is too strong and does not allow other universities to be renamed West China University or West China University. In fact, the reason behind it is that West China is not a standard administrative region name, it is just a geographical location concept. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of my country, China, North China , and South China administrative regions were also organized, and administrative regions such as Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest , and Central and South . However, there is no such term as "West China".
In the war years, the People's Liberation Army had Northeast Field Army , North China Field Army, East China Field Army , Central Plains Field Army and Northwest Field Army, and there was no such thing as West China Field Army. Therefore, West China is just a rough location area, referring to several provinces and regions in western China. In a narrow sense, it refers specifically to the areas of , southern Shaanxi, and , Sichuan Basin, and is not a professional administrative division noun. Therefore, if a university is named after West China, it will appear out of place and very alternative.
Laochuanbei Medical College
In addition, when Sichuan University of Technology upgraded and renamed in 2003, there were already Donghua, Nanhua and Beihua among many universities in China, but only one Xihua was missing. When Sichuan Institute of Technology was striving for the name of the school, the Ministry of Education took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation to give "Xihua" to Sichuan Institute of Technology. In this way, all the east, west, south, north and China are complete.
The predecessor of Sichuan Institute of Technology was the Sichuan Institute of Agricultural Machinery, which was established in 1960. It was later renamed Chengdu Institute of Agricultural Machinery , and was renamed Sichuan Institute of Technology in 1983. In 2003, Sichuan Institute of Technology and Chengdu Normal College merged to form Xihua University. In 2008, Sichuan Economic and Management Cadre College was incorporated, thus becoming today's Xihua University.
Xihua University campus beauty
Xihua University has no relationship with Xihua Normal University. This situation is also a rare exception among universities across the country. Xihua Normal University is closely related to today's Northeastern University . After the September 18th Incident, Northeastern University fell and moved to Beiping to run schools. Later, Beiping fell and Northeastern University was forced to exile to Xi'an and Sichuan, and then took root in Santai County, Sichuan. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, moved back to Shenyang. Some of the teachers, students and equipment left behind were established on the original site. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xishan Academy was absorbed and renamed Chuan University . In 1950, Sichuan North Literature College was merged and moved to Nanchong City to run schools. In 1952, Sichuan Normal University merged Sichuan Normal University and formed Sichuan Normal University. In 1956, the school was divided into two again. The part that stayed in Nanchong was renamed Nanchong Normal College. In 1958, it was upgraded to Nanchong Normal College. In 1989, it was restored to the name of "Sichuan Normal College" and was finally named Xihua Normal University in 2003.
Xihua Normal University campus
It can be seen that Xihua Normal University has no connection with Xihua University, but it has some connection with the distant Northeastern University.
So, when Sichuan University of Technology was upgraded in 2003, why didn’t it just call Sichuan University of Technology and insist on taking the name of “Xihua University” like “Xihua University” that is not accepted by mainstream aesthetics?
Sichuan Agricultural Machinery College
To be honest, the name "Xihua University" is completely incompatible with Sichuan Institute of Technology and cannot be inherited and reflected the meaning of Sichuan Institute of Technology. This non-mainstream name always gives people a strange feeling. In fact, everyone's doubts make sense. Sichuan University of Technology was initially preparing to rename Sichuan University of Technology and negotiated the merger with Chengdu Electronic Machinery College on this issue. However, due to the differences between the two schools in many aspects, the plan was stranded. At this time, the Ministry of Education planned to arrange the "Xihua University" point in Sichuan, because at that time, there were all Donghua, Nanhua and Beihua, and there was only one Xihua missing.
Xihua University Gymnasium
What's more coincidental is that Southwest Petroleum College is also preparing to upgrade at this moment and report to be renamed Southwest University of Technology. If both schools can succeed, then Sichuan will have two technological universities - Sichuan University of Technology and Southwest University of Technology. This is unrealistic. How can one province have two technological universities! The Ministry of Education will not approve it either. Therefore, Sichuan University of Technology changed its thinking and strived for the name of "Xihua University". The Ministry of Education also had this intention. So, by chance, the application of Sichuan University of Technology was quickly approved, and Xihua University was born.
Xihua Normal University gate
Chengdu Electronic Machinery College, which failed to negotiate cooperation with Sichuan Institute of Technology, was later upgraded to Chengdu Institute of Technology through hard work. The later concept was to upgrade to Chengdu University of Technology or Sichuan University of Technology again. By then, Xihua University may regret it so much that its intestines are blue again.
Because the name Xihua University is generally a failure, it always gives people the feeling of a private university. If you call it Sichuan University of Technology, it will definitely have a different development prospect.
Sichuan University of Technology
After reviewing the history of Xihua University and Xihua Normal University, we will return to the main topic: Xihua University and Xihua Normal University have nothing to do with Xihua County, Henan Province. The names are the same, which is purely a coincidence. Just like there is a village in West China in Jiangsu, it has no connection with West China.
