Huazhong Normal University, referred to as China Normal University or Central China Normal University (CCNU), is located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It has two campuses, the main campus and the Nanhu campus, which are adjacent to each other.

It is a comprehensive key normal university directly under the Ministry of Education, a national "double-class" construction university, a national "2 1 1 Project" key construction university and a national "985 Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform" construction university.