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| 中央戏剧学院 | |
| Established | 1950 |
| Type | National |
| Location | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Nickname | Central Drama Academy Central Drama College |
| Website | www.zhongxi.cn |
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| Chinese | 中央戏剧学院 | ||||||||||||||
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The Central Academy of Drama (Chinese: 中央戏剧学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn, or Central Drama Academy, Central Drama College) is a drama school in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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It is located on 39 East Mianhua Lane, Dongcheng District of Beijing.
The academy was established in April 1950. 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. Its abbreviation is Zhong Xi (literally "Central Drama"). Many Chinese actors, actresses, and directors graduated from the Academy, such as Ziyi Zhang, Jiang Wen, Gong Li. It is regarded as the top 1 school of the three most prestigious drama schools in China (the other two being Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theater Academy).
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 theater education in Asia Research 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.