📖 About the university

Jishou University is the main comprehensive university of the mountainous Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in western Hunan, founded in 1958. It has a distinctive strength in ethnology and the study of the Tujia, Miao and other ethnic minorities of the region, as well as in ecology and the sustainable use of mountain biological resources. The university plays a key role in educating and developing this less-developed but culturally rich part of Hunan, and the celebrated writer Shen Congwen's homeland of Fenghuang lies nearby. Its academic breadth covers the humanities, science, engineering, medicine, economics and the arts. International students are welcomed for Chinese-language study and degrees.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Jishou

Jishou is a small mountain city in western Hunan, capital of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, near the famous ancient town of Fenghuang and the Aizhai super-bridge.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.