Central Academy of Drama

The Central Academy of Drama
中央戏剧学院

Type	National
Established	1950
Location	Beijing, People's Republic of China
Campus	Urban
Colors
Nickname	Central Drama Academy Central Drama College
Website	www.zhongxi.cn

Simplified Chinese

中央戏剧学院

Traditional Chinese

中央戲劇學院

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn
Wade–Giles	Chungyang Hsichü Hsüehyüan
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zung¹ joeng¹ Hei³ kek⁶ Hok⁶ jyun²
Yale Romanization	Jung1 yang1 Syi4 jyu4 Sywe2 ywan4

The Central Academy of Drama (Chinese: 中央戏剧学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn, or Central Drama Academy, Central Drama College, Its abbreviation is Zhong Xi which is literally "Central Drama") is a drama school in Beijing, China.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Location

It is located on 39 East Mianhua Lane, Dongcheng District of Beijing.

History

The academy was established in April 1950, with Ouyang Yuqian as its first president. It was named by Mao Zedong. It inherited the drama department of Lu Xun Art Academy in Yan'an, art school of North China University, and National Drama College in Nanjing. Many famous Chinese actors, actresses, and directors graduated from the Academy, such as Zhang Ziyi, Jiang Wen, Gong Li. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious drama schools in China, together with Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theater Academy.

Survey

The Central Academy of Drama is a central subordinate university. It is also an art college directly under the Ministry of Education. It is the highest institution of education in dramatic art, the world's leading art institutions. In Chinese drama, visual arts teaching and research center. The Asian Theater Education Centre ( ATEC) is locating there. The Central Academy of Drama has engaged in the practice of drama and the visual arts for more than 50 years. In China, The Central Academy of Drama is a bastion of experimental theater drama.

Notable alumni

Note that class year indicates the entrance year, not graduating year.

Class of 1974: Chen Baoguo
Class of 1978: Bao Guo'an, Li Baotian
Class of 1979: Chen Daoming
Class of 1980: Jiang Wen, Lü Liping, Yue Hong
Class of 1984: Wu Xiubo
Class of 1985: Gong Li, Zhao Liang, Jia Hongsheng
Class of 1986: Zhang Yibai, Chen Zhihui
Class of 1987: Hu Jun, Xu Fan
Class of 1988: Guo Tao, Zhang Yang, Wu Xiubo
Class of 1989: Tao Hong (actress, born 1969)
Class of 1990: Li Yapeng, Chen Jianbin
Class of 1993: Yilin Zhong, Zhu Yuanyuan
Class of 1994: Tao Hong (actress, born 1972), Gong Beibi, Duan Yihong
Class of 1995: Xia Yu, Sun Honglei, Zhang Lei
Class of 1996: Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye, Qin Hao, Mei Ting, Yuan Quan, Qin Hailu
Class of 1997: Chen Hao, Wu Yue, Zhang Jingchu, Wu Yue
Class of 1998: Deng Chao, Zhu Yuchen
Class of 2000: Tang Wei
Class of 2002: Wen Zhang, Bai Baihe, Tiffany Tang
Class of 2003: Zhang Han, Wang Kai
Class of 2005: Chen Xiao, Lin Peng
Papi Jiang

References

↑ "Central Academy of Drama". csc.edu.cn. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "The Central Academy Of Drama". inchina.cc. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "The Central Academy of Drama". web.zhongxi.cn. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "The Central Academy of Drama". cgeschina.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "Central Academy of Drama". university-directory.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

External links

(Chinese) Central Academy of Drama official site (or http://218.249.21.170/ when connection problems)
http://www.chntheatre.edu.cn/

Universities and colleges in Beijing

Education, Higher education, and Universities in China

National	Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University Beijing Electronic Science and Technology Institute Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Forestry University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Language and Culture University Beijing Normal University Beijing People's Police College Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing University of Physical Education Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Central Academy of Drama Central Conservatory of Music Central University of Finance and Economics China Agricultural University China Central Academy of Fine Arts China Foreign Affairs University China Institute of Industrial Relations China University of Geosciences (Beijing campus) China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing campus) China University of Petroleum (Beijing) China University of Political Science and Law China Women's University China Youth University for Political Sciences Chinese People's Public Security University Communications University of China Minzu University of China North China Electric Power University (Beijing campus) North China University of Technology Open University of China Peking Union Medical College University of Chinese Academy of Sciences University of International Business and Economics University of International Relations University of Science and Technology Beijing

Municipal	Beijing International Studies University Beijing Information Science and Technology University Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing University of Technology Beijing University of Agriculture Beijing Materials University Capital University of Economics and Business Capital University of Medical Sciences Capital Normal University North China University of Technology China College of Music Beijing Dance Academy Beijing Film Academy Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology Beijing Institute of Machinery Beijing Union University

Private	Beijing City College

See also: List of universities in China

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