LaTeX is a document preparation system and document markup language. It is widely used for the communication and publication of scientific documents in many fields, including mathematics, physics, and computer science. [Source:  Wikipedia]
For beginners,  lshort is the best book to begin with. Also there's  a tutorial slide which introduces LaTeX and these templates.
 
Firstly, you need to install the latest version of  TeXLive,  MikTeX or  MacTeX. Please ensure that all the packages are up-to-date.
Then you need to install following Chinese fonts:
    - AdobeSongStd-Light
 
    - AdobeKaitiStd-Regular
 
    - AdobeHeitiStd-Regular
 
    - AdobeFangsongStd-Regular
 
Finally, download the template, run below command to install it:
    - For Linux and Mac users, run 
sudo make install. 
    - For Windows users, run 
makewin32.bat install. 
If you want to uninstall the template, run below command:
    - For Linux and Mac users, run 
sudo make uninstall. 
    - For Windows users, run 
makewin32.bat uninstall. 
 
This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.71.1-2011082016 (rev 4277)
(C:/Users/Administrator/hustthesis-master/hustthesis/hustthesis.ins)
LaTeX2e <2011/06/27>
LuaTeX adaptation of babel <v3.81-luatex-1.4> and hypenation patterns for loaded.
! I can't find file `l3docstrip.tex'.
l.22 \input l3docstrip.tex
Please type another input file name:
This is because your LaTeX version is way too old. It's more than likely that you installed the  CTeX  which has not been updated for years. I strongly recommend that you install  TeXLive,  MikTeX or  MacTeX insteadly.
 
! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H   for immediate help.
 ...
l.180 \changefont{linespread=1.3}
?
This has been fixed in the latest version of the templates. Please update your templates
 
Please report your problem in correspond Github issues page.
 
If you were a huster and willing to contribute to this project, please contact  Prof. Hei Xiaojun.
Also this is a list of materials you may find helpful for developing LaTeX templates: