Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University (HBAU) was first established in 1958. It was founded by General Wang Zhen, the former vice president of China; who was also the minister for the Land Reclamation Department and served as the first president of the university.

HBAU was located in the remote and rural town of Peide, near Mishan city in Heilongjiang province. With the provincial government’s approval in October 2003, HBAU as a whole, moved to a new high technology industrial development zone in Daqing city and achieved strategic relocation.