Southwest Forestry University, referred to as "Xilin", is located in the spring city, Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province. It is one of the major disciplines of forestry and biological environment. The Provincial Department of agriculture, science, technology, law, management, education and other disciplines co built universities, excellent engineers Education and training programs, and excellent agricultural and forestry talents education. Training programs for colleges and universities.

The school began in the forest Department of Yunnan University in 1939, after the Kunming agricultural and Forestry College, Yunnan Forestry College, Yunnan Forestry College, Southwest Forestry University, and Southwest Forestry University. In 1978, it was established independently in the school directly under the Ministry of forestry. It was renamed Southwest Forestry University in 1983. It was one of the six regional forestry colleges and universities directly under the Ministry of forestry. In 2000, the University was adjusted to "the provincial Ministry and the province based management". In 2010, it was renamed to the West South Forestry University.

By February 2016, the school covers an area of more than 1800 mu, of which the campus covers an area of 1204.1 mu, the teaching experiment forest farm is 693 mu, the building area of the school building is 450 thousand square meters; the total value of the teaching and scientific research instrument and equipment is 123 million yuan; the school has 18 teaching units, the undergraduate specialty and the direction 72; there are 1170 teachers and staff, among which the number of higher vocational colleges is 107. People.