Located in Nanning, the picturesque capital of Guangxi, Guangxi University is the oldest and largest comprehensive university in Guangxi. It is the only national "211 Project" construction school in Guangxi. Universities in the central and western regions plan to build universities, world-class disciplines construction universities and "joint construction of colleges and universities in the central and Western regions" in order to enhance their comprehensive strength. 。 The school was founded in 1928 and became the national Guangxi University in 1939. It was merged with Nanning Normal University in 1950. In 1951, it was merged with the undergraduate Department of Xijiang University. In 1952, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of Guangxi University. In the same year, the College of Agriculture of Guangxi University was established independently. In 1953, Guangxi University was suspended in the adjustment of colleges and departments in universities throughout the country. In 1958, Guangxi University was restored and rebuilt. In 1961, Guangxi Institute of Technology and Guangxi Institute of Science and Technology were merged into Guangxi University. In 1962, Guangxi Forestry College was incorporated into Guangxi Agricultural College. In 1970, Guangxi Labor University was incorporated into Guangxi Agricultural College. In 1992, Guangxi Agricultural College was renamed Guangxi Agricultural University. In 1997, Guangxi University merged with Guangxi Agricultural University to form a new Guangxi University.

Guangxi University is the pioneer of higher education in Guangxi. The first president of Guangxi University is a "generation master" known as "North Cai Nanma" in the educational circles. Dr. Ma Junwu, a famous educator, scientist and democratic revolutionist in China, is the first president of Guangxi University. During the period of National Guangxi University, Zhu Kezhen, Li Siguang, Chen Wangdao, Chen Yinke, Wang Li and a number of famous scholars had taught here, which was one of the comprehensive universities with great influence in China at that time. In 1953, when the faculties and departments of universities in China were adjusted, the faculties and students, disciplines, specialties, equipment and books of Guangxi University were adjusted to 19 universities in central and southern China, making great contributions and sacrifices to the development of higher education in New China. The merger of the two universities and the entry into the "211 Project" have made Guangxi University embark on a new journey to establish a high-level university. Especially since the eighteenth National Congress, the reform and development of schools have achieved a series of significant symbolic results: smoothly completing the plan of enhancing the comprehensive strength of universities in the central and Western regions, building and passing the national key laboratories, once again winning the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, four disciplines entering the top 1% of the ESI global disciplines, entering the national first-class disciplines construction universities, and selecting the national civilized units. Colleges and universities in China are among the top 50 in employment, the top 50 in innovation and entrepreneurship, and the first batch of demonstration colleges and universities in China to deepen innovation and entrepreneurship education reform. In the course of 90 years'schooling, Guangxi University upholds the motto of "diligence, simplicity and sincerity". It has accumulated and precipitated distinct school-running characteristics, profound humanistic connotations and unique spirit of Western University.

The school covers an area of more than 216,000 mu, of which Fusui Agricultural Science Base (Agricultural and Forestry Animal Research Teaching and Experimental Base) covers an area of 16898.3 mu, with a total building area of more than 1.7 million square meters. The total value of teaching and scientific research equipment is 1.706 billion yuan. The total collection of Library entities is more than 3.86 million copies (pieces), 5.95 million copies of electronic books, 35,000 kinds of electronic journals and 182 Chinese and foreign language databases. There are a wide range of disciplines, covering 11 categories such as philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, science, industry, agriculture, medicine, management and art. There are 98 undergraduate majors (enrollment majors in 2017) and 64 undergraduate majors (categories), including 9 categories. There are 27 colleges with 26768 full-time undergraduates, 8050 full-time postgraduates, 2050 overseas students, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students, 41 998 continuing education students and 123 postdoctoral researchers. At present, there are 3662 in-service staff, including 618 senior professional and technical posts, 1112 Vice-Senior professional and technical posts and 2070 full-time teachers. There are currently one national "double-first-class" construction discipline group, two national key disciplines and one national key (cultivation) discipline; 17 First-Level Discipline doctoral points, 40 First-Level Discipline master's points, 45 professional (field) master's points and 10 post-doctoral research mobile stations. There are one national key laboratory, one provincial and ministerial co-construction of a national key laboratory cultivation base and a national international scientific and technological cooperation base, three key laboratories and engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, one national and regional research base of the Ministry of Education, one key laboratory of the State Forestry Administration, and a number of major scientific and technological innovation bases, key laboratories, engineering technology research centers and agriculture in Guangxi. Breeding centers, etc. There are four Guangxi "2011 Collaborative Innovation Center and Cultivation Base", one Guangxi Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Base, and six Guangxi Universities and Colleges Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Bases.

Insisting on the socialist orientation of running schools and the fundamental task of Building Morality and cultivating people, the school takes improving the quality of talent cultivation as the core, constantly deepens the reform of education and teaching, and achieves a series of symbolic results in the development and reform of teaching. From 2007 till now, 61 projects of "quality engineering" and "undergraduate teaching engineering" of the Ministry of Education have been obtained, which rank among the top universities of "211 Project" in local areas. Among them, there are 12 specialties with national characteristics, 3 National Excellent courses, 2 National Bilingual Teaching Demonstration courses, 3 National Teaching teams, 2 National Teaching teachers, 4 pilot specialties for comprehensive reform of national specialties, 7 national excellent open courses, 1 experimental area for innovation of national talent training mode, 5 National College Students'off-campus practical education bases and 7 national experiments. Teaching centers, 27 experimental teaching centers at the autonomous region level, and 15 specialties were selected into the Ministry of Education's "Education and Training Plan for Excellent Engineers", "Education and Training Plan for Excellent Legal Talents" and "Education and Training Plan for Excellent Agricultural and Forestry Talents". The graduates trained by the school have a solid professional foundation, high comprehensive quality and strong social adaptability, which have been affirmed and welcomed by the society and employing units. The school has been awarded the title of "Advanced Employment Unit for Graduates of General Colleges and Universities in Guangxi" for 13 consecutive years. KAB Entrepreneurship Club of Guangxi University has won the top ten in China. Over the past 90 years, the school has trained more than 400,000 professionals for the country and society, including eight alumni, Li Lin, Dang Hongxin, Chen Taiyi, Shen Shanjiong, Lu Hexu, Wen Shengchang, Shi Ruwei and Han Bin, who have been elected academicians of the two academies. Many alumni have grown into leaders of Party committees and government departments at all levels, experts from all walks of life, backbones and the main force of local economic construction.

The school has made great efforts to improve the level and quality of teachers, intensify the training and introduction of high-level talents, and created a high-quality teaching staff with noble moral character, exquisite business, reasonable structure and full of vitality. There are 1 academician, 6 double-hired academicians, 1 chief scientist of "973" project, 5 leading talents of "10,000 people plan", 5 specially hired professors of Yangtze River scholars of Ministry of Education, 1 lecturer professor of Yangtze River scholars of Ministry of Education, 3 winners of the National "Outstanding Youth Fund", 10 candidates of "100 million talents project", 2 "outstanding professional and technical talents" of the State, and 2 Chinese subjects. Six candidates were selected for the "Introduction of Outstanding Talents from Abroad" (100-person Program), two winners of the National "Outstanding Youth Fund", "Outstanding Contributions to Young and Middle-aged Experts" of the State, one national cultural celebrity and "four batches of" talents, one "Leading Talents in Scientific and Technological Innovation" of the Ministry of Science and Technology, seven candidates for the "Outstanding Talents Support Plan for the New Century" of the Ministry of Education, and seven winners of Lu Xun's Literature Award. One person, 19 foreign professors and experts, and 33 experts enjoying special allowances from the Government of the State Council.

The school pays attention to scientific and technological innovation and strives to serve the society, resulting in a number of original achievements with significant impact. Among them, Professor Wang Pijian has made remarkable achievements in the research on Crossbreeding of cattle and pigs. In 1978, he was awarded the advanced personal award of the National Science Conference. He won the "scientific pioneers" award of the first world buffalo conference in 1985. The "Indica Hybrid Rice" project, chaired by Zhang Xian Cheng, was awarded the national special Invention Prize in 1981. Professor Lu Kehuan (second adults) undertook the research of bovine IVF technology. The project "Development" won the second prize of national scientific and technological progress in 2000; the project "Development and application of high-activity a-acetolactate decarboxylase" chaired by Professor Huang Ribo won the second prize of national scientific and technological progress in 2007; and the project "Resources of typical wastewater from papermaking and fermentation and key technology and application of ultra-low discharge" chaired by Professor Wang Shuangfei won the second prize of national scientific and technological progress in 2016. In 2013, Professor Zeng Jianmin's project "Anti-gravity Near-net Casting Technology and Its Application" won the Guangxi Science and Technology Special Contribution Award. Professor Wang Jufeng's project "Key Technologies Research on Arc Extinguishing and Lightning Protection Clearance of Jet Airflow for Reducing Lightning Accident Rate, Tripping Rate and Breaking Rate by a Large margin" won the first prize of Guangxi Technology Invention Award. Professor Wang Shuangfe The project "Integrative Innovation of Key Equipment and Engineering Technology for Organic Wastewater Treatment" won the first prize of Excellent Achievements in Scientific Research (Science and Technology) of the Ministry of Education. In 2015, Professor Liang Enwei won the first prize of Guangxi Natural Science Award for his project of "Radiation Composition and Physical Origin of Gamma-ray Bursts and Their Afterglow" and "Research on Key Technologies and Mechanisms of Buffalo Somatic Cell Cloning and Stem Cell Line Construction" sponsored by Professor Shi Deshun. In 2016, Professor Tang Jiliang won the first prize of Guangxi Natural Science Award for his project on the regulation mechanism and effector of type III secretory system of black rot fungus of Cruciferae. The school also closely combines regional and local strategic needs, deepens the collaborative innovation of schools and cities, school halls, schools and enterprises, vigorously promotes the integration of science and education, and provides strong scientific and technological support for local economic and social development. The research team led by Professor Shen Peikang has taken the lead in building a pilot production line of 15 tons of graphene powder annually. Professor Yu Guo led the research team to conduct systematic and scientific investigations on coral reefs in the South China Sea islands including Huangyan Island since 2014, and obtained a large number of first-hand research samples, which are of great significance to the protection and development of the South China Sea and its coastal areas in China. Major breakthroughs have been made in the research of Sugarcane Breeding for "ton sugar" per mu. In 2017, the school was awarded 127 projects by the National Natural Science Foundation, 23 projects by the National Social Science Foundation, 17 major scientific and technological projects driven by innovation and development in Guangxi, 481 authorized invention patents, 947 ESI papers published, 654 times cited, 647 patents authorized, ranking 43rd in the construction of first-class universities and universities in the country. Since the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, the school has won two third-class awards (Humanities and Social Sciences) and 194 Guangxi Social Sciences Outstanding Achievements Awards. In collaboration with 28 member units such as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Nankai University, the school has established the China-ASEAN Regional Development Cooperative Innovation Center. The "China-ASEAN Regional Development Research and Innovation Team" has been selected as the "Yangtze River Scholars and Innovation Team Development Plan" of the Ministry of Education. The China-ASEAN Research Institute has been selected as the strategic research base of the Ministry of Education and the regional and national research base.