Zhejiang University is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a beautiful and prosperous province in southeastern China with rich cultural heritage as well as fine traditional products such as silk and tea. Honoured as "the most beautiful and magnificent city in the world" by the Italian traveler MarcoPolo, Hangzhou was the capital of China in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). As a tourist resort with world fame, it now boasts many scenic spots and historic sites such as West Lake, Soul-Conceal Buddhist Temple, Six-Harmony Pagoda and the primitive Liangzhu Relics as well as four national museums of silk, tea, traditional Chinese medicine and pottery respectively. Hangzhou enjoys a mild climate throughout the year with four distinct seasons of special beauty. Hangzhou is only two hours from Shanghai by train or by bus. Many cities like Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Kunming and Hongkong are all within easy reach by train or airplane.

With five campuses, namely Yuquan, Xixi, Huajiachi, Hubin and Zhijiang, the university now occupies a total area of 871 hectares and a floor space of 1, 600,000 square meters. At present, the total number of full-time students has reached over 41,700, including 30,000 undergraduates, 8,000 postgraduates working for master's degrees and 3,200 Ph.D. candidates and 500 foreign students. There are also nearly 28,000 students taking courses in degree and non-degree programs of adult education. Among its over 9,000 staff members and workers, there are 8 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 6 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, over 900 full professors and 2,400 associate professors. With a total space of 58, 000 square meters, the university library has a collection of more than 5,620,000 volumes. In addition, the university has 6 hospitals affiliated to it, providing medical services for people from all over Zhejiang Province.

Now Zhejiang University has total 34 colleges and departments specializing pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicine, agrochemicals, biochemicals, intermediates and other special chemicals including Chemistry Department, Life Sciences College, Biological Science Department, Chemical and Materials Engineering College, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Polymer Science and Engineering Department, Chemical Engineering Department, Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science College, Biomedical Engineering Department, Environmental Science and Resources College, Environment Science Department, Environment Engineering Department, Ocean Science and Engineering Department, Resource Science Department, Agricultural Engineering and Food Science College, Agricultural Engineering Department, Food and Nutrition Science Department, Agricultural and Biological Technology College, Agronomy Department, Horticulture Department, Plant Protection Department, Tea Science Department, Animal Science College, Animal Science Department, Veterinary Medicine Department, Sericulture Science Department, Medicine College, The 1st Department of Clinical Medicine, The 2nd Department of Clinical Medicine, The 3rd Department of Clinical Medicine, Stomatology Department, Basic Medical Science, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department, Pharmacy College.

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