This school is a public special education school directly under Guangzhou Education Bureau and the only school for blind children in Guangdong Province. The school, formerly known as Guangzhou School for the Blind, was founded in 1889. From 1972 to 1988. Guangzhou Municipal People's Government re-established the school on 1989 and renamed it Guangzhou Qi Ming School in 2000. At present, the school has 24 classes, 290 students and 96 faculty members, with preschool classes, primary schools, middle schools and vocational schools, forming a school-running system integrating education and teaching, rehabilitation training, vocational education and employment guidance.