Located in Lanzhou, Gansu, Northwest Normal University is the key university jointly sponsored by the People'‘''‘'‘'s government of Gansu province and the Ministry of Education. It is also one of the 14 state-supported universities in western China. At present, the University has 6 postdoctoral research centers for Pedagogy, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Literature, Histology, Mathematics, Physics, Geography; 7 first-grade disciplines (Pedagogy, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Literature, Histology, Mathematics, Physics, Geography), 50 second-grade disciplines and 1 specialty with Doctorate granting authority; 32 first-grade disciplines,157 second-grade disciplines and 11 specialties with master’s degree granting authority,66 Bachelor programs.