Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest colleges of its kind in China and is governed directly by the State Administration of TCM. The university is located at Sanyuanli, near the foot of Baiyun mountain in northern Guangzhou. The campus covers an area of about 400,00 square meters and has a building area of about 290,000 square meters (including the affiliated hospitals). The university was Guangzhou College of TCM until February 1995, when the State Educational committee approved the transition to university status.