History
The College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences at Huazhong Agricultural University was established in February 2002 by merging the former Department of Horticulture and the Department of Forestry. The college's history can be traced to a branch of the Hubei Province Department of Agricultural Sciences in 1902 and the Hubei Provincial Agricultural College's Department of Horticulture in 1940. Over the past 100 years, the College has been through many ups and downs with the nation’s destiny and the pulse of the time. It has made a huge contribution to the advancement of the national agricultural and forestry personnel, landscape architect training, horticulture technology, and the development of related industries.
The college adheres to the Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) motto “learn and practice, achieve and help to achieve” and upholds the tradition of educating students to “combine intelligence with hard work, integrate knowledge with practice” constantly innovating and progressive development.
The beautiful campus is one of the largest in China (4.9 km2), surrounded by natural lakes. The college has two sister buildings, with a cumulative area of 20,800 square meters, an on-campus greenhouse, and a high-standard field base of more than 50 acres. The campus is also a neighbor to many major universities and research institutes, shopping centers, excellent schools, and kindergartens, making it an ideal place for education, scientific research, and living.
