Hunan (also known as Xiaoxiang) is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with Changsha as its capital.

The whole province covers an area of 2 1. 1.8 thousand square kilometers, most of which are in the south of Dongting Lake. Xiangjiang River runs through the north and south, with asymmetric horseshoe-shaped terrain and opening to the northeast. Hunan has been known as "the land of hibiscus" since ancient times. The following year, Tang Daizong Guangde began to be named "Hunan".

By the end of 20 18, there were 13 provincial cities, 1 autonomous prefectures, 17 county-level cities, 62 counties, 7 autonomous counties, 36 municipal districts and 55 ethnic groups including Han, Tujia and Miao. The province is rich in plants and mineral resources, and is known as the "hometown of nonferrous metals" and "hometown of nonmetals".

Education business

There are 109 colleges and universities in Hunan province, including 36 undergraduate colleges, 7 junior colleges and 66 higher vocational colleges. There are three key universities (Hunan University, National Defense Science and Technology University and Central South University) under the 985 Project, four key universities (Hunan University, Hunan Normal University, National Defense Science and Technology University and Central South University) under the National 21/project, and Xiangtan University, a national key university, is jointly established with the Ministry of National Defense.

By the end of 2020, there will be 1 14 universities. There are 25,000 graduates of postgraduate education, 376,000 graduates of ordinary higher education, 208,000 graduates of secondary vocational education, 386,000 graduates of ordinary high schools, 787,000 graduates of junior high schools and 810.3 million graduates of ordinary primary schools. There are 2365438+4000 children in the park, an increase of 1.7% over the previous year.

The enrollment rate of primary school-age children is 100%, and the gross enrollment rate of high school education is 93.29%. Private schools 1 1502, with 2.655 million students. National scholarships and grants (undergraduates) in colleges and universities totaled 65.438+72 billion yuan, and 779,000 undergraduates were supported.

The state grants for secondary vocational schools are 408 million yuan, and 408,000 secondary vocational students are supported. The guarantee fund for compulsory education was 654.38+00.37 billion yuan, and 500 million yuan of state grants were distributed to ordinary high schools.