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China to invest 2.9m US dollars on Tibetan culture

Xinhua

Beginning this year, the Tibet Autonomous Regional government will allocate 25 million yuan (about 2.9 million US dollars) a year to local culture development, an official said here on 9 February.

“Tibet has abundant culture. Our culture work should include protection of the traditional culture and development of modern culture,” said Nyima Tsering, director of the regional department of culture.

The governmental investment had been put into various projects, including maintaining ancient buildings, development of Tibetan language, protection of the ancient books and the establishment of performance groups.

Folk bands, websites, novels, dramas and songs in Tibetan language had been encouraged, Nyima Tsering said.

A series of new cultural projects will be launched and the commercial dramas will be continued in 2009, he said, adding that a new history drama will be offered this year for the 50th anniversary of the Democratic Reform in Tibet.

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