Wanjiang Institute of Technology shows that the school, formerly known as Wentian College of Hohai University, is located in Yushan District, Maanshan City, Anhui Province, which enjoys the reputation of "ecological blessed land and smart city", adjacent to Nanjing and Hefei. Approved by the Ministry of Education in 2008, it was transformed into an independent private undergraduate college in 20 18 and renamed as "Wanjiang Institute of Technology".