The Ministry of Culture (MOC) was a

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of the

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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

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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,

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Duties

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,

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and films.

List of ministers

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References

External links

Official website of the Ministry of CultureOfficial website of the Ministry of Culture

China Culture Information Net

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Duties

List of ministers

See also

References

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