Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center

With an area of approximately 17.9 km2 and 3.53 millions square meters of indoor space, the complex is capable of accommodating 350 to 400 thousand people.

Construction started in January 2003, and it was officially put into use at the end of August 2004 and welcomed the first ten universities.

Since 2014, three universities have successively settled in the 25.3 square kilometer "South Bank of Guangzhou International Innovation City" (that is, the "University City Phase II" in the initial planning period) located in the south bank area of Xiaoguwai Island.

In phase I of the project, ten local higher education institutions set up new campuses on the Xiaoguwei island with a total capacity of 120,000 students.

In the phase II, two more universities set up campuses in Xinzao town which is located across the river on a separate site.