Shaoxing University (simplified Chinese: 绍兴文理学院; traditional Chinese: 紹興文理學院; pinyin: Shàoxīng wénlǐ xuéyuàn) is located in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. The university was originally founded in 1909 as the Shankuai Primary Normal School. The great modern Chinese author Lu Xun (1881-1936) is a native of Shaoxing. He was the education inspector for the school. In 1996, Shaoxing University was established from the merger of several higher education institutions such as Shaoxing Teachers College and Shaoxing Advanced Professional College. The university is organised into the following administrative divisions. The university is organized into the following colleges and departments.