Nanjing Agricultural University, located in Nanjing, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education with advantages and characteristics of agricultural science and life science. It is also the national key construction university of "world-class discipline construction university", "21engineering" and "985 engineering advantage discipline innovation platform".

The school's predecessor can be traced back to Sanjiang Normal School in 1902 and Jinling University in 19 14. During the period of 1952, the departments of colleges and universities in China were adjusted, and Nanjing Agricultural College was formed by the merger of Jinling University, the former Agricultural College of National Central University and some departments of Zhejiang University. 1963 was identified as a national key university. 1984 was renamed Nanjing Agricultural University.

Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. It is the capital of Jiangsu, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. It is an important central city in eastern China, an important scientific research and education base in China, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by the State Council. As of 20 18, there are 1 1 districts in the city, with a total area of 6,587 square kilometers, a built-up area of 97 1.62 square kilometers, a permanent population of 8,436,200, an urban population of 6,959,900, and an urbanization rate of 82.5%. It is a megacity in the Yangtze River Delta and East China.

Nanjing is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China. It has blessed China several times in history and has a special position and value in the history of China. There were ancient human activities in Nanjing as early as100-1.20 thousand years ago, and there was Nanjing ape-man life in Tangshan 350 thousand-600 thousand years ago. With a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, nearly 2,600 years of city construction and nearly 500 years of capital construction, it is known as "the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties" and "the metropolis of the Ten Dynasties".