Henan Institute of Science and Technology (HIST) is a well-developed provincial university. It originated from the Biology Department of College Division of Yan’an Academy of Natural Sciences, which was founded by Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1939, and has undergone several developments including the School of Agriculture of Northern University (founded in border areas of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces in 1945), the Agriculture College of North China University (founded in 1948), the Changzhi Branch of the Agriculture College of North Ch...