Ministry of Culture (China)

The Ministry of Culture (MOC) was a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of China which was dissolved on 19 March 2018.[1] The responsibilities of the MOC, which were assumed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, encompassed 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 were in Chaoyang District, Beijing.[2]

Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国文化部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Wénhuàbù
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1954 (1954-09)
Dissolved19 March 2018 (2018-03-19)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction China
HeadquartersBeijing
Minister responsible
Parent agencyState Council
Websitewww.mct.gov.cn

Duties
See also: Public domain and Right to science and culture

The duty of the ministry was to digitize and preserve public domain works, and make them available and accessible to every citizen. China had millions of public domain works, including but not limited to books, pictures, music and films.[3][4]

List of ministers
Cai Wu, former Minister of Culture
No.NameTook officeLeft office
1Shen Yanbing (better by the pen name Mao Dun)October 1949January 1965
2Lu DingyiJanuary 1965June 1966
3Xiao Wangdong (acting)June 1966January 1967
post abolished
−Wu De (head of the Cultural Group of the State Council)June 1970January 1975
4Yu HuiyongJanuary 1975October 1976
5Huang ZhenDecember 1977December 1980
6Zhou Weizhi (acting)December 1980April 1982
7Zhu MuzhiApril 1982March 1986
8Wang MengMarch 1986September 1989
9He JingzhiAugust 1989November 1992
10Liu ZhongdeNovember 1992March 1998
11Sun JiazhengMarch 1998March 2008
12Cai WuMarch 2008December 2014
13Luo ShugangDecember 2014March 2018

See also

References
  1. 雒树刚被任命为首位文化和旅游部部长（附简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2018-03-19.
  2. Home Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved on December 22, 2010. "Contact us Address: No.10, Chaoyangmen Beidajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing,100020 Tel:86-10-59881114"
  3. Mielnicki, Marcin. "European libraries and Google cooperate in digitization - Digital Libraries and Knowledge Platforms Department".
  4. Dobusch, Leonhard (5 December 2015). "Public Domain on Trial in Reiss-Engelhorn Museum vs. Wikimedia et al".


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