The total output of Guangdong's cultural industry ranks No.1 in China in 2003, Guangdong vice-governor Lei Yulan said at the sixth Session of the Ninth Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on June 21.

The Vice-governor said there are 20,700 firms and 180,000 employees involving in cultural industry in Guangdong, yielding 9.43 billion RMB last year. After years of development, Guangdong's cultural industry has developed to be a large system with eight sub-industries including entertainment, audio-visual products, movies, cultural relic exhibitions, artwork, culture information and training. Lei also pointed out that, Guangdong will host China International Exposition of Audio-Visual Industry and Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair in the latter part of this year to further promote the cultural industry.
 

Editor: Catherine