Cultural centres in the country get more support
China’s central budget will invest RMB800 million yuan ($117 million) this year to improve cultural facilities in rural areas where some 800 million people live.
An official with the Ministry of Culture said that in addition to RMB200 million allocated earlier this year, the investment will mainly be used to build cultural centers while improving old ones in townships and villages.
China has already had about 36,800 such centers by the end of 2006. More than 20,000 centers will be newly built before 2010, mainly in less developed central and western areas, said Zhang Xiaoping, director of the ministry’s division for mass culture affairs.
With the cultural centers next to their homes, villagers can enjoy online movies or read electronic books via computers, as many rural centers will be linked with a network called the National Cultural Information Sharing Project.
It was stated that the investment plan is part of the nation’s efforts to help rural people have better access to public cultural facilities.
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Source: China View