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The Ministry of Culture (MOC) was a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of China which was dissolved on 19 March 2018. The responsibilities of the MOC, which were assumed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, encompassed cultural policy and activities in the country, including managing national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts (including censorship of visual, folk, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic works); and managing the national archives and regional culture centers. Its headquarters were in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
中华人民共和国文化部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Wénhuàbù | |
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Formed | September 1954 |
Dissolved | 19 March 2018 |
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Headquarters | Beijing |
Minister responsible |
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Parent agency | State Council |
Website | www |
History
The ministry was dissolved on 19 March 2018 and replaced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions.
Duties
In 1955, the Ministry of Culture sought to develop rural cultural networks to distribute media like other performances, lantern slides, books, cinema, radio, books, and to establish newspaper reading groups.: 48
On March 9, 1958, the Ministry of Culture held a meeting to introduce a Great Leap Forward in cinema.: 149–150 During the Great Leap Forward, the film industry rapidly expanded, with documentary films being the genre that experienced the greatest growth.: 150 The number of film-screening venues, including both urban cinemas and mobile projectionist units that traveled through rural China, also radically increased during the this period.: 150
During the Cultural Revolution, in 1970 the communist party deemed the cultural politics of the ministry so disruptive that it was dissolved and a Culture Group was established within the State Council.: 160
In 1998, the Ministry of Culture revived the practice of mobile rural cinema as part of its 2131 Project which aimed to screen one movie month per village in rural China and upgrade analog equipment to digital projectors.: 246

The duty of the ministry was to digitize and preserve public domain works, and make them available and accessible to every citizen. China had millions of public domain works, including but not limited to books, pictures, music and films.
See also
- China Arts and Entertainment Group
- Ministries of the People's Republic of China
- National first-class library
References
- Home Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved on December 22, 2010. "Contact us Address: No.10, Chaoyangmen Beidajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing,100020 Tel:86-10-59881114"
- 雒树刚被任命为首位文化和旅游部部长(附简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). 2018-03-19.
- Li, Jie (2023). Cinematic Guerillas: Propaganda, Projectionists, and Audiences in Socialist China. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231206273.
- Qian, Ying (2024). Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231204477.
- Minami, Kazushi (2024). People's Diplomacy: How Americans and Chinese Transformed US-China Relations during the Cold War. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501774157.
- Mielnicki, Marcin. "European libraries and Google cooperate in digitization - Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department".
- Dobusch, Leonhard (5 December 2015). "Public Domain on Trial in Reiss-Engelhorn Museum vs. Wikimedia et al".
External links
- Official website of the Ministry of Culture
- Official website of the Ministry of Culture (in Chinese)
- China Culture Information Net
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Chinese March 2023 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Chinese Wikipedia article at zh 中华人民共和国文化部 see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated zh 中华人民共和国文化部 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Ministry of Culture MOC was a ministry of the government of the People s Republic of China which was dissolved on 19 March 2018 The responsibilities of the MOC which were assumed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism encompassed cultural policy and activities in the country including managing national museums and monuments promoting and protecting the arts including censorship of visual folk theatrical musical dance architectural literary televisual and cinematographic works and managing the national archives and regional culture centers Its headquarters were in Chaoyang District Beijing Ministry of Culture of the People s Republic of China中华人民共和国文化部 Zhōnghua Renmin Gongheguo WenhuabuNational Emblem of the People s Republic of ChinaAgency overviewFormedSeptember 1954 70 years ago 1954 09 Dissolved19 March 2018 7 years ago 2018 03 19 Superseding agencyMinistry of Culture and TourismJurisdiction ChinaHeadquartersBeijingMinister responsibleLuo Shugang last MinisterParent agencyState CouncilWebsitewww wbr mct wbr gov wbr cnHistoryThe ministry was dissolved on 19 March 2018 and replaced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions DutiesIn 1955 the Ministry of Culture sought to develop rural cultural networks to distribute media like other performances lantern slides books cinema radio books and to establish newspaper reading groups 48 On March 9 1958 the Ministry of Culture held a meeting to introduce a Great Leap Forward in cinema 149 150 During the Great Leap Forward the film industry rapidly expanded with documentary films being the genre that experienced the greatest growth 150 The number of film screening venues including both urban cinemas and mobile projectionist units that traveled through rural China also radically increased during the this period 150 During the Cultural Revolution in 1970 the communist party deemed the cultural politics of the ministry so disruptive that it was dissolved and a Culture Group was established within the State Council 160 In 1998 the Ministry of Culture revived the practice of mobile rural cinema as part of its 2131 Project which aimed to screen one movie month per village in rural China and upgrade analog equipment to digital projectors 246 Cai Wu former Minister of Culture The duty of the ministry was to digitize and preserve public domain works and make them available and accessible to every citizen China had millions of public domain works including but not limited to books pictures music and films See alsoChina portalSociety portal China Arts and Entertainment Group Ministries of the People s Republic of China National first class libraryReferencesHome Archived 2010 12 06 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Culture of the People s Republic of China Retrieved on December 22 2010 Contact us Address No 10 Chaoyangmen Beidajie Chaoyang District Beijing 100020 Tel 86 10 59881114 雒树刚被任命为首位文化和旅游部部长 附简历 ce cn in Chinese 2018 03 19 Li Jie 2023 Cinematic Guerillas Propaganda Projectionists and Audiences in Socialist China New York NY Columbia University Press ISBN 9780231206273 Qian Ying 2024 Revolutionary Becomings Documentary Media in Twentieth Century China New York NY Columbia University Press ISBN 9780231204477 Minami Kazushi 2024 People s Diplomacy How Americans and Chinese Transformed US China Relations during the Cold War Ithaca NY Cornell University Press ISBN 9781501774157 Mielnicki Marcin European libraries and Google cooperate in digitization Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department Dobusch Leonhard 5 December 2015 Public Domain on Trial in Reiss Engelhorn Museum vs Wikimedia et al External linksOfficial website of the Ministry of Culture Official website of the Ministry of Culture in Chinese China Culture Information Net