The school was formed by the merger of the original Daoxian Normal School and the original Qiyang Normal School. The former Daoxian Teachers College was founded in 1958, and the former Qiyang Teachers College was founded in 1979, with a history of 62 years of normal education. The school fully implements the party's education policy, educates people, adheres to normal education and bases itself on rural teacher training. Up to now, more than 60,000 people have been trained and nearly 50,000 people have been educated for the society.
The new school campus was officially put into use in July, 20 19, covering an area of 503.7 mu, with a building area of179,000 square meters. With reasonable layout, complete functions and beautiful environment, the campus is an ideal place for college students to study. The total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment in the school is more than 78 million yuan, with 900 teaching computers, 685 pianos and electric pianos, 480,000 paper books, 224 classrooms equipped with intelligent blackboards and multimedia teaching systems, and 344 training rooms equipped with microteaches, Montessori classrooms, recording and broadcasting rooms and e-book teaching rooms. Facilities and equipment are readily available, fully meeting the needs of running a school.