Introduction
In the 50 years since the founding of the PRC, culture and art
have experienced many ups and downs. Soon after the founding
of the PRC, culture and art started to develop smoothly, and
remarkable achievements were made. However, beginning in the
late 1950s, especially during the ten years of the cultural
revolution, culture and art suffered enormously, and literary
and artistic productivity was greatly hampered.
Since
the initiation of the reform and opening policies in 1978,
cultural and artistic work has made a sturdy revival. Since
1987, China has regularly held the Chinese Art Festival to
introduce outstanding literary and art works. The cultural
market is developing rapidly, and breakthroughs have been
made in the construction of cultural facilities.
Chinese
acrobatics, songs, dances, Peking opera, local operas and
symphonies have been well received in many countries. Exhibitions
of Chinese cultural relics and handicrafts attract swarms
of visitors wherever in the world they are staged.
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