Zhang Ronghuan, a contemporary anthropologist, defines the concept of scholarship as a disciplinary demonstration of existence and its laws. The English academy, which corresponds to this word, refers to a scientific and cultural group that conducts higher education and research. When used in this sense, it corresponds to the academic circles or institutions of higher learning in China.
The word "academy" comes from a place name (Akademeia). Academy) Greek in ancient Greece and Athens is Attic Greek:? καδ? μεια; Koine Greek, a common Greek with Attica dialect as the main language? καδημ? α) is an institution with secondary education, higher education, research or honorary membership. This name can be traced back to Plato's school of philosophy, and Plato changed it into a learning center.