China's 'Eight Great Academies' (
八大美院) are a shortlist of elite art colleges:
中央美院 (Beijing),
中国美院 (Hangzhou),
鲁迅美院 (Shenyang),
四川美院 (Chongqing),
广州美院,
西安美院,
天津美院,
湖北美院. Admission requires the brutal
艺考 studio-exam track in addition to regular
高考 scores.
