Shanxi University has a history of 2500 -- the culture of ancient capital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City, Shanxi province people's government and the Ministry of education to build the Ministry of comprehensive university. The school was originally established in 1902 as the Shanxi academy, unique context can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty three college in college and make Tak college. Early Shanxi hall, Chinese and western, both arts and science, education ideas, education concept, advanced, is our country higher education one of the important birthplace, also be 3 advance earth centuries of cultural science and education center.

After 110 years of stormy history, Shanxi University unveiled a unremitting self-improvement, full of ideals, momentum high development history. Schools to " Professor of advanced academic, form the great learning Hong material, should country needs " as their responsibility, refining the " diligence, integrity innovation" spirit, uphold the " communication between Chinese and western, seeking perfection, Totaka Junra, self-reliance spirit" glorious tradition, formed have their own advantages and characteristics of the disciplinary system, the combination of a large number of the high reputation of experts and professors, for national and social transmission of ten kinds of excellent talents, made important contribution for civilian power.