I. Main Content:

Data in this chapter mainly show the development of culture, sports, public health, news and publication, radio broadcasting,
films and televisions.

Data on culture cover mainly the situations on institutions, personnel and business activities of arts (performing groups and
venues), libraries, museums, cultural centers, archives, cultural stations, broadcasting, films, televisions, news and
publication. Data on sports cover mass sports (sports for all) and athletics sports, including mainly the number of staff and
workers in sports departments, number of athletes, coaches and referees, number of stadiums and gymnasiums,
achievements in athletic sport events, number of persons who have come up to the National Physical Training Program
Standards and the international exchanges of sport delegations. Data on public health include mainly the number of
institutions, personnel, hospital beds, number of patients treated and in-patients, major diseases as the causes of death and
the proportion to the total deaths, the incidence of, and the deaths caused by infectious diseases, estimation of health cost,
etc.

 II. Sources of Data

Data are collected and tabulated in accordance with the statistical reporting schemes stipulated by the departments
concerned. Data on the causes of arts, libraries, mass culture are provided by the Ministry of Culture. Data on archives are
from National Bureau of Archives. Data on broadcasting, film and television are mainly from State Administration of
Broadcasting, Film and Television. Data on news and publication are mainly provided by the State Agency of News and
Publication. Data on sports are mainly from the State Sports Administration. Data on public health are mainly from the
Ministry of Public Health.

 III. Detailed information please refer to “China Cultural Relics Yearbook” (Department of Financial Management, Ministry of
Culture), “Collection of China News and Publication Statistical Information” (Department of Financial Management, State
Agency of News and Publication), “Collection of Broadcasting, Film and Television Statistics” (Department of Financial
Management, State Administration of Broadcasting, Film and Television and “Annual Statistical Report on National Health
Care” (Information Center, Ministry of Public Health).