Pingdingshan University (PDSU), ratified by the Ministry of Education of China and managed by the Government of Henan Province, is a full-time university. Standing on the Guoding Hill and overlooking the Baigui Lake in Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, it takes pride in its beautiful natural environment and rich humanistic cultural atmosphere.

The PDSU grows up from Pingdingshan Normal School, founded in October, 1959. In August, 1977, junior college classes were attached to Pingdingshan Normal School, and in 1984 it was named Pingdingshan Teachers Training College. In May, 2004, approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, it was upgraded to be a tertiary education institute, Pingdingshan University. In November 2012, the university passed the