Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (hereafter ZUEL) has a far-reaching history, steady and fast development. The predecessor of ZUEL is Zhongyuan University which was founded in 1948 during the War of Liberation by the Central Plains Bureau of the CPC Center Committee with Deng Xiaoping as the First Secretary and Chen Yi, the Second Secretary as the director of Preparatory Committee. During the re-constructing of national high education institutions, Zhongnan Institute of Finance and Economics and Zhongnan College of Politics and Law were established respectively in May 1953 on basis of the School of Finance and Economics and the School of Politics of Zhongyuan University, integrating high-quality financial and political education resources of universities in six provinces of South-central China. In September 1985, HIFE was renamed Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics. With economics, law and management as its pillars, ZUEL has established a balanced academic structure, including philosophy, education, literature, history, science, engineering and art.
