When Mao Zedong was first admitted to Hunan No.1 Normal University, the principal at that time evaluated Mao Zedong after reading his personal data, because Mao Zedong had suffered hardships, worked in farm work, went to school, worked as a soldier, worked as a worker, peasant and soldier, and was a business student.

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Hunan First Normal University, located in Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, is a national-level educational system reform pilot and a cooperative institution of "Ma Yun Rural Normal School Plan" in Hunan Province. 20 14 was selected as an excellent teacher training program implementation university, and in July 20 18, it became the awarding unit for master's degree project construction.

Formerly known as Chengnan Academy, it was founded by Zhang in Southern Song Dynasty, and 1903 was established as Hunan Normal University. 19 12 and 19 14 were successively changed to Hunan public first normal school and Hunan provincial first normal school, and were renamed Hunan first normal school after liberation. In March 2000, the school was upgraded to a normal college. In April 2008, it was upgraded to a normal college and renamed Hunan First Normal College.