Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
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The Ministry of Culture (Chinese
: 文化部) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of China
which is responsible for culture
policy and activities in the country, including managing national museums and monuments; Astroturfing
and promoting government policies; promoting and protecting the arts (visual, folk, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional culture centers. Its headquarters are in Chaoyang District
, Beijing
. In August 2011, the ministry posted a list of 100 songs including Lady Gaga
's "Judas
", Katy Perry
's "Last Friday Night" and the Backstreet Boys
' "I Want It That Way
" to be removed from Chinese music download sites because they had never been submitted for mandatory government screening for political messages against the Chinese government.
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...
: 文化部) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of China
Government of the People's Republic of China
All power within the government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the People's Republic of China, State Council, and the People's Liberation Army . This article is concerned with the formal structure of the state, its departments and their responsibilities...
which is responsible for culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
policy and activities in the country, including managing national museums and monuments; Astroturfing
Astroturfing
Astroturfing is a form of advocacy in support of a political, organizational, or corporate agenda, designed to give the appearance of a "grassroots" movement. The goal of such campaigns is to disguise the efforts of a political and/or commercial entity as an independent public reaction to some...
and promoting government policies; promoting and protecting the arts (visual, folk, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional culture centers. Its headquarters are in Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chaoyang District is a district of Beijing, China.Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing CBD. The Olympic Park, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang...
, Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. In August 2011, the ministry posted a list of 100 songs including Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
's "Judas
Judas (song)
"Judas" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga, taken from her second studio album Born This Way . The song was released worldwide on April 15, 2011, four days ahead of its scheduled release, by Interscope Records. Written and produced by Lady Gaga and RedOne, "Judas" is a dance song that...
", Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
's "Last Friday Night" and the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
' "I Want It That Way
I Want It That Way
"I Want It That Way" is a song by the Backstreet Boys, and their first single from their 1999 album Millennium. It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson along with other producers. The song was highly played on the radio and the video, directed by Wayne Isham, was well played on television...
" to be removed from Chinese music download sites because they had never been submitted for mandatory government screening for political messages against the Chinese government.
List of Ministers
- Shen Yanbing (沈雁冰): October 1949-January 1965
- Lu DingyiLu DingyiLu Dingyi was a former leader of the Communist Party of China. 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.-Biography:...
(陆定一): January 1965-June 1966 - Xiao Wangdong (肖望东): June 1966-January 1967
- Wu DeWu DeWu De was a politician of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China.-From the revolution to the People's Republic:...
(吴德): June 1970-January 1975 - Yu HuiyongYu HuiyongYu Huiyong was a Chinese artist and politician of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Yu Huiyong was born in Shandong Province in 1925. He was greatly interested in music and learned to play a big number of instruments...
(于会泳): January 1975-October 1976 - Huang Zhen (黄镇): December 1977-December 1980
- Zhou Weichi (周巍峙): December 1980-April 1982
- Zhu Muzhi (朱穆之): April 1982-March 1986
- Wang MengWang Meng (author)Wang Meng is a Chinese writer.Wang Meng was born in Beijing in 1934. During his middle school years, he was introduced to communist ideology and in 1949 officially joined the Communist Youth League....
(王蒙): March 1986-September 1989 - He Jingzhi (贺敬之): August 1989-November 1992
- Liu Zhongde (刘忠德): November 1992-March 1998
- Sun Jiazheng (孙家正): March 1998-March 2008
- Cai WuCai WuCai Wu is the current head of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:...
(蔡武): March 2008-incumbent
See also
- China Arts and Entertainment GroupChina Arts and Entertainment GroupChina Arts and Entertainment Group , was created on April 5, 2004 with the merger of the China Performing Arts Agency and the China International Exhibition Agency to become the largest state-owned creative enterprise in China...
- Ministries of the People's Republic of China