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    The Literature Institute of Qinghai Nationalities University, formerly the Chinese Literature Department, has had students majoring in Chinese language and literature since 1953. Originally, the department was called the National Chinese Class and served as a teaching department of the Qinghai Nationalities Public School. There were courses for undergraduate and associate’s degrees. Chinese language literature was then one among the five majors of Qinghai Nationalities University. Chinese Language Literature became a distinct department from Tibetan Language Literature and formed an independent discipline, officially named “Chinese Department” in 1962 and renamed “Han Language and Literature Department” in 1963. In 1977 the college entrance examination was restored, and the academic system of a four-year undergraduate program was instituted. In April of 2002, this department merged with the Chinese Language Department of Qinghai Higher Vocational Technical Institute (original Qinghai Teaching Junior College) and became the Chinese Language and Literature Department. Then, in 2005, the name changed to the Literature Institute. Since 1985, this department cooperates with the Northwest Normal University to offer a joint Masters of Ancient Chinese Literature and a Masters of Linguistics. In 1990, the department inaugurated a major in Chinese Language for secretaries. In 2000, the undergraduate curriculum for teachers was inaugurated. In 2005, a new Chinese Language and Advertisement major for undergraduates was inaugurated. In 2006, a Pre-School Education major was inaugurated for undergraduates. This year, the department also began to enroll students in a Masters program to study language use in minority areas as well as minority literature and art.
    Currently, the Literature Institute has become an institute for teaching and research in order to train undergraduates and associate degree students in Chinese Language and Literature. It has become a second tier institute with a provincial Institute, called the Qinghai Province Linguistics and Folklore Institute. Within the Literature Institute, there are also nine teaching Research divisions, namely modern Chinese language, ancient Chinese language, literature and art, creative writing, secretarial training, classical literature, contemporary literature, advertising, and education. The Language Institute also houses a reference room, multimedia teaching training rooms, and a general office overseeing the Party organization, administration, teaching, research, and the student body.
    The Literature Institute teaching and administrative staff consists of 52 people, including five professors and twenty associate professors. In addition, the Institute has one national experts and a faculty member recognized for their achievements in the following areas: one nationally recognized for excellence, one nationally recognized as a woman of outstanding achievement, and one recognized in Qinghai Province as an outstanding teacher. The proportion of professional and technical staff has become more balanced.
    The Literature Institute has published more than 400 articles and 50 monographs in China and abroad. These publications received a number of awards for outstanding achievement. Professor Zhukuan received an award for outstanding achievement in the Humanities and Social Sciences from Qinghai Province for his book titled A History of Poetry during the May 4th Movement. Professor Feng Yu Zhu and Peng Shu Ling co-authored a book, Aesthetics Among China's Ethnic Minorities, which won first prize in Qinghai Province for outstanding achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences. Professor Hu An Liang contributed to a book of Modern Chinese (edited by Hang and Liao), receiving second prize for excellence from the Ministry of Education. Professor Li Wen Shi book, The Western Frontier and Ancient Tibetan Culture, won an award for outstanding achievement in Philosophy and Social Science in Qinghai Province and the National Library Award.
    Since its inception, the Literature Institute has had a total of 6000 students distributed within undergraduate and graduate disciplines. The current enrollment is 813, representing 23 provinces and autonomous regions. Due to the good quality of students and recruiting efforts, our graduate employment rate has remained at 80% annually. Employment prospects look good.
    With changing times, the staff and students of the Literature Institute are prepared to meet new challenges in higher education and forge a pathway of excellence into the future.