According to Liang Jiageng, the county magistrate of dushan county, the idea of Dushan University Town originated from Dushan county committee and county government. Based on the county's location advantages, resource endowments and cultural heritage, according to the requirements of "accelerating development, accelerating transformation and promoting leapfrogging", Dushan University Town seized new opportunities and relied on Dushan's rich cultural heritage to vigorously promote the strategy of rejuvenating the county through science and education. A new type of knowledge-based and economical green park city-Dushan University City was born. Dushan University Town is an important carrier to implement Scientific Outlook on Development. It adheres to the concept of people-oriented, ecological priority and urban-rural overall planning, and adheres to the combination of economy, culture and politics, and promotes it in various ways to achieve leap-forward development. It is a beneficial attempt and bold innovation for urban expansion. It is a strategic measure taken by Dushan Municipal Party Committee and County Government to fully ensure the sustainable development of economy and society in combination with the actual situation. It is to speed up the pace of urban construction and development, improve the living environment, enhance the city's taste and realize the prosperity of science and education. After many investigations and demonstrations, 20 13 was formally established in February. According to the planning, Dushan University Town is located in the south of the county seat, 2 kilometers away from the county seat, covering an area of10.5 million mu. It is planned to accommodate 10 universities with 8 million to 654.38 million students, with a total investment of10.35 billion yuan. March 20 13, signed contracts with three universities. 20 13 May, Chongqing Wuyi Industry (Group) signed a contract to build Dushan University Town.

It is estimated that the universities invested in the construction include Qiannan Teachers College for Nationalities, Qiannan Medical College for Nationalities, Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus International University, Hertfordshire University, Northern Senesia University, Qiannan Teachers College for Nationalities (to be built), Central Conservatory of Music (21/project) and other schools.

According to reports, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Qiannan Medical College for Nationalities, Guiding Normal University and Turkish Eastern Mediterranean University, which signed a joint school-running agreement with dushan county, will set up branches in Dushan University City. In the next few years, Dushan University Town will accommodate 10 colleges and universities, mainly offering foreign languages, medicine, economics, normal universities, comprehensive universities, science and engineering, etc.