The China University of Geosciences，Beijing (CUGB) is situated on Xueyuan Road, in the Haidian District of Beijing, China—an area which houses many illustrious academic institutions. It is a national key university of the People’s Republic of China, administered directly by the Ministry of Education, which established the University in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources. In 2017, CUGB was selected into the Double First Class Disciplines University plan.

CUGB is a research-oriented university with geology, natural resources, and environment study as its principal fields, covering science, engineering, liberal arts, management, economics, law, and other disciplines. Two disciplines—geology, geological resources and geological engineering—were selected as national "Double First Class" disciplines, and two disciplines received A+ in the fourth round of discipline evaluation carried out by the Ministry of Education. The six disciplines of geosciences, engineering science, environment/ecology, materials science, chemistry, and computer science are in the top 1% of the ESI, with geosciences being in the top 1‰.

Since Oct. 2015, a research team from China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB) has been studying interpretation system of the geoheritage of Sanqingshan.