The college covers 1500 mus and its total area covered by its buildings is about 210,000 m2. There are over 6,000 resident students and 1,748 authorized employees out of which more than 540 are professors and associate professors.

The college consists of six major departments. There are ten specialties for undergraduates and seven specialties for diploma students. The Nursing Education and the English Nursing Education are the "trademarks" of our college which has been taught in our college for many years. Therefore the college staff has the qualities and the qualifications to teach the international students MBBS in English.

There are 51 teaching and research sections, 24 labs, and 6 scientific research institutions in the college. Among them, the Institute of Chinese Traditional Medicine is a key lab sanctioned by Hebei Province to promote and expand the study and research of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The college has eight affiliated hospitals and 63 teaching hospitals. Altogether there are over 15,000 beds.

Teaching Buildings
The college attaches great importance to teaching, scientific research and medical practice. The college has received outstanding recognition for its achievements in scientific research. It is now focusing and placing major emphasis in the direction of research & development. In recent years, the college has carried out over 300 scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Fund Project, State Science & Technology Ministry Project, the National Key Science Project of the 9th Five year Plan as well as many projects at the provincial and local bureaucratic levels. Many projects have received awards "The Wild Poppy Effective Components & Distilling Techniques" has received a state patent.

The college has trained 14,000 graduates with different specialties who are working all over the country. Most of them have established themselves in key positions in medical and education.

ABOUT CHENGDE
Chengde is a famous historical and cultural city. It is situated in Hebei Province and has an area of 4,471 square kilometers and a population of 88.5 million.

Surrounded by mountains, Chengde lies on the area between the Mongolia Plateau and the Huabei Plain. It has a temperate continental climate with an annual average temperature of 8.8oC, and has 150 frost-free days. Annual rainfall averages 580 millimeters.

Mineral deposits of Chengde include coal, iron, copper, molybdenum, manganese, titanium, fluorite, and Iceland spar. The output of Iceland spar ranks the highest in China.

Industries are machinery, electronics, meters, food processing, pharmaceuticals, tourism products, metal making, and construction materials. The chief farm products include corn, sorghum, millet, sesame, peanuts, and fruit.

Rail and road transportation facilities of Chengde are good.

Chengde is an 18th century (Qing Dyansty) imperial resort area. The Imperial Summer Villa and the Eight Outer Temples are very famous scenic spots of China. The special locally-made products are silk products, glass ware, and tinned food.