Gardening has always been "looked down upon", and it is considered as a major that can't be on the table. In fact, it is a pity for students who really love gardening to find a job after finishing their undergraduate studies in horticulture. It is still very simple for agricultural research institutes, vegetable companies and other agricultural research institutions to graduate with a master's degree.

Southwest University, referred to as "Xida University", is located in Chongqing. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and jointly established with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Chongqing Municipality. It ranks among the national "double-first-class", "21engineering", "985 engineering advantage discipline innovation platform" and "double-first-class" member universities of the Agricultural Federation.