Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties, is called the “live fossil “of modern times. Being rich in natural and cultural landscape, it is one of the 24 historical and cultural cities first nominated by the state and it is also one of the 7 most favorable tourism cities. The tourism resources in Naming are particularly favored by nature, and it has become an important tertiary industry that enhances international communication, cultural exchange and economic development. There are more than 500 famous scenic spots in Nanjing, main historical sites like Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, Ming tomb, the ruins of King of Heaven, ancient city walls, the stone carvings of Southern Dynasties, sheli pagoda, two tombs of Nang Tang Dynasty, Rain Flower Terrace, and the frescoes in Tang Zi Street, famous landscape in east suburb, Qi Xia Hill, Xuan Wu lake, Mo Chou lake and Qin Huai scenery zone.Dr.sun Yatsen`s Masoleum and Qin Huai scenery zone are listed among “40 best”. Airline, railway, highway and water transportation can lead to all the main medium and large cities in china. There is a complete traffic system within the city; 8000-odd taxies provide 24-services
Nanjing Xiaozhuang University was co-founded by the Nanjing Municipal People's Government and the Jiangsu Provincial Government, with the former constituting the core of the leadership.
At present, the University has 16 departments offering four-year courses in 30 majors. It also has the Youth Psychological Health Research Institute and the Tao Xingzhi Educational Ideology Research Institute, Preliminary Education Research Institute, Nanjing Regional Culture and Resource Exploitation Center and Modern Educational Technology Center .
The University has four campuses: the Beiwei Campus located in the Mochou Lake District; the Xiaozhuang Campus in the scenic region of Yen Ziji; and the Zhongshan Road Campus in the heart of the city. The International Experimental School , which is also affiliated to the college, is located in the Pukou District. It is a comprehensive school, providing elementary education as well as junior and senior middle education. The Tao Xingzhi Museum covers an area of about 4 hectares and holds a number of valuable cultural relics, while the Tomb of Tao Xingzhi has become a major archive for cultural relics in Jiangsu Province . The fourth campus locates in the new district of Jiangling about 90 hectares. At present it is being built which will be finished before the years of 20005.
The current enrolment of the University stands at more than 8000 full time students. It is a training center that supplies administrators and teachers to primary and high schools, as well as a center for in-service training of current primary teachers. From the 1950' s to the present, the University has successfully trained nearly 30,000 primary and middle school teachers as well as various technical experts. For this, the local community has affectionately dubbed the University” the cradle for primary and middle school teachers.”
The University faculty has nearly 400 teaching and research staff, 40% of which are associate and full professors. In the past year alone, the University faculty has published nearly 100 academic monographs and course books, as well as over 400 research papers in local and international journals.
They have also undertaken nearly 100 research projects at city, provincial and national levels.
The total assets of the University are valued at 20 million Yuan. Among the various facilities are three basic laboratories, which meet the requirements of the educational department of Jiangsu Province .
Xiaozhuang University has established cooperation with institutions in USA , Canada , Russia , Indonesia , the Philippines , South Korea , Malaysia , Singapore , Japan , Australia and England . There has been faculty and student exchange programs with these institutions, and the University has also established an International Exchange Department, a Sino-Korean Culture and Education Exchange Center , Sino-Korean IT Educational Training Center as well as a center for exchange with the University of Utah .
The University now has appointed teachers from England , USA , Canada , Singapore , South Korea and Taiwan Region. It also has nearly 100 foreign students studying in the College. They are from many countries including South Korea , Russia , the Philippines , Indonesia , and Canada .