▁ranked ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁in ▁Hen an ▁province ▁and ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁China . ▁Hen an ▁Normal ▁University ▁own s ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁education ▁system ▁in ▁China . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁university , ▁it ▁contains ▁attached ▁kind er gart ners , ▁one ▁primary ▁school ▁and ▁one ▁National ▁Key ▁Middle - high ▁school . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Hen an ▁Normal ▁University ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁univers ities ▁directly ▁under ▁the ▁provincial ▁government , ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Science ▁of ▁Hen an ▁University ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁and ▁P ing y uan ▁Te ach ers ▁college ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ). ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁adjust ment ▁of ▁colleg es ▁and ▁depart ments , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁formerly ▁named ▁as ▁Hen an ▁Te ach ers ▁Normal ▁College ▁ 2 , ▁Hen an ▁Second ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁and ▁X in xi ang ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁after ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁And ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁it ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁name . ▁▁ ▁In ▁August , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁P ing y uan ▁Province ▁was ▁set ▁up . ▁To ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁construction , ▁the ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁university , ▁presently ▁named ▁P ing y uan ▁University . ▁In ▁March , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁named ▁P ing y uan ▁Te ach ers ▁College ,