Central South University is located in Changsha, a famous historical and cultural city in China, covering an area of 310.7 million square meters. Across the banks of the Xiangjiang River, near the majestic Yuelu Mountain and the Pentium Xiangjiang River, it has an elegant environment and pleasant scenery, and is an ideal garden for learning and seeking knowledge.

The school has 30 secondary colleges, including Xiangya Hospital, Xiangya Second Hospital, Xiangya Third Hospital and Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, and enjoys the reputation of "Southern Xiangya".

Central South University was formed in April 2000 by the merger of Hunan Medical University, Changsha Railway Institute and Central South University of Technology.

The former Central South University of Technology was formerly known as Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, founded in 1952, and the former Changsha Railway Institute was formerly known as Central South Institute of Architecture and Engineering, founded in 1953. The main disciplines of the two universities can be traced back to the course of Mining and Road in Hunan Higher Institute of Technology founded by 1903.

Hunan Medical University, formerly known as Xiangya Medical College, was founded in 19 14 and is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in western medicine in China.

After a hundred years of accumulation, Central South University conforms to the general trend of China's higher education system reform, carries forward the university spirit with "integration of knowledge and practice" as the core, adheres to the school spirit of "kindness, truth-seeking, aestheticism and tolerance", adheres to its own school-running characteristics, serves the major needs of the country and society, unites and forge ahead, reforms and innovates, pursues Excellence, and greatly improves its comprehensive strength and overall level.