The establishment of the higher-education system in modern China is more an imitation of the Western institution of colleges than an aggressive circulation and absorption of the essence of traditional Chinese education. It's pointed out in this article: continuing the education that has been going on for thousands of years, these academies were the colleges of ancient China, the educational institutes meant to develop adults into elites through the study and circulation of advanced learning. The spirit of the academies embodies the cream of traditional Chinese education through its humanistic, revolutionary and civilizing spirits in the pursuit of Tao. The aggressive circulation and effective absorption of the spirit of the academies will contribute to the construction of the humanistic college culture of modern China.