Shandong University is the birthplace of modern higher education in China. The main body is Shandong University Hall founded by 190 1, which is the second government university founded by China after Shi Jing University Hall. Its medical discipline originated from 1864, which opened modern higher medical education in China. Since its birth, the school has experienced several historical development periods, such as Shandong University Hall, National Qingdao University, National Shandong University, Shandong University and the new Shandong University formed by the merger of former Shandong University, Shandong Medical University and Shandong Polytechnic University.