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Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China

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Formed
  
September 1954

Minister responsible
  
Luo Shugang

Website
  
www.mcprc.gov.cn

Headquarters
  
Beijing

Parent agency
  
State Council

Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China

Jurisdiction
  
People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Culture (MOC) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for cultural policy and activities in the country, including managing national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts (including censorship of visual, folk, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic works); and managing the national archives and regional culture centers. Its headquarters are in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Duties

The duty of the ministry is to digitize and preserve public domain works, and make them available and accessible to every citizen. China has millions of public domain works, including but not limited to books, pictures, music and films.

References

Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China Wikipedia