Ministry of Culture and Tourism (China)The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council of China in charge of culture and tourism. The ministry was established on 19 March 2018 based on the Ministry of Culture and the China National Tourism Administration.
Cinema of ChinaThe cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of mainland China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan. China is the home of the largest movie and drama production complex and film studios in the world, the Oriental Movie Metropolis and Hengdian World Studios.Cultural policy of ChinaCultural policy in the People's Republic of China (PRC) since the beginning of Xi Jinping's administration in 2012 has largely continued the trend since reform and opening up that the state will "manage culture" but no longer "run culture". State bodies that set cultural policies or regulations include the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, the National Radio and Television Administration, among other bodies.
China National Tourism AdministrationThe China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) was a Chinese government authority responsible for the development of tourism affairs and was subordinate to the State Council. Its headquarters were in Beijing.
State Council of ChinaState Council(commonly used abbreviation)Simplified Chinese国务院Traditional Chinese國務院Literal meaning"The Court of State Affairs"Central People's Government(Constitutional synonym)Chinese中央人民政府Literal meaningCentral People GovernmentThe State Council of China, synonymous with Central People's Government, is the supreme administrative organ of the country's unified state apparatus and the executive organ of the National People's Congress (NPC), the supreme organ of state power.
Censorship in ChinaCensorship in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is mandated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is one of the strictest censorship regimes in the world.Great Leap ForwardThe Great Leap Forward was an industrialization campaign within China from 1958 to 1962, led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). CCP Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to transform the country from an agrarian society into an industrialized society through the formation of people's communes.
BeijingCapital city of ChinaCapital and municipality in ChinaBeijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts.
Lantern SlidesLantern Slides is a short story collection by Irish author Edna O'Brien and won the 1990 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. It contains twelve stories, published in 1990 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK and by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in the US. Stories"Oft in the Stilly Night" (the title is taken from a song by Thomas Moore) - Set in a small sleepy Irish Village, the intimate lives of the villagers are examined.
Mao DunShen Dehong (Shen Yanbing; 4 July 1896 – 27 March 1981), best known by the pen name of Mao Dun, was a Chinese novelist, essayist, journalist, playwright, and literary and cultural critic. He was highly celebrated for his realist novels, including Midnight, which depicts life in cosmopolitan Shanghai.
Lu DingyiLu Dingyi (Chinese: 陆定一; pinyin: Lù Dìngyī; June 9, 1906 – May 9, 1996) was a leader of the Chinese Communist Party. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China and before the Cultural Revolution, he was credited as one of the top officials in socialist culture.
Chaoyang, BeijingChaoyang (Chinese: 朝阳区; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) is an urban district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng, and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest. Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.