.contact us |.about us
Home BizChina Newsphoto Cartoon LanguageTips Metrolife DragonKids SMS Edu
news... ...
             Focus on... ...
   

Cultural wealth offers future riches
( 2002-01-17 00:32 ) (1 )

China has vowed not to damage indigenous arts and traditions in its efforts to raise the standards of living of ethnic minorities through economic development.

Li Dezhu, minister of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, said education of ethnic minority children must be improved and called for projects that create new generations of artists.

"Attention must be paid to the retrieval, protection and proper utilization of ethnic minorities' cultural resources," Li told China Daily.

"An ecological environment for folk culture should also be established during economic construction and development.''

Apart from the Han majority, China has 55 ethnic minorities who boast unique cultural heritage and mostly live in the remote inland or border regions.

These areas are characterized by dire natural conditions, poor transportation and inadequate education which have severely hindered economic development.

In an effort to narrow the gap between the nation's vast western regions and its thriving east coast, China has launched an ambitious plan to spark economic development in the west.

"Under the condition that it is properly protected, the culture of ethnic groups can be developed into a major engine for local economic development,'' said Li.

"But blind, excessive or even destructive development of ethnic culture must be guarded against.''

The distinctive culture and traditions of ethnic groups have become a new tourist attraction in China, with many visitors seeking out ethnic art performances when touring scenic spots.

Li said priority should be given to bringing up ethnic artists, raising education standards of the ethnic population and incorporating the evolution of ethnic culture into the overall initiative to develop the nation's western regions.

Official statistics reveal China has put in nearly 6.4 billion yuan (US$771 million) in the cultural development of its ethnic minorities along its border so far.

In addition to the preservation and development of ethnic cultural heritage, Li said exchanges with other cultures, including those in other countries are encouraged.

"Exchanges are helpful to the development of ethnic culture and conducive to foreigners' understanding of the ethnic groups in China,'' said Li.

Efforts to expand the incomes of the ethnic population will continue to occupy an important part of Li's work this year.

"Now that we are in a new century, there are two things that I am really worried about,'' said Li. "One is how will ethnic minorities fare in face of the challenges and competition from home and abroad now that China has joined the World Trade Organization.

The other is how can ethnic minorities gain more through the western development initiative.''

But the minister has already found part of the solutions to these two questions.

Ethnic minorities in border regions will receive assistance in infrastructure construction, economic restructuring and promotion of frontier trade, said Li.

Particular attention will be paid to the 22 ethnic groups which each have only a population of under 100,000 with efforts to provide them with better living conditions such as access to electricity, clean drinking water and basic medical care.

Major projects going on now in China involving the regions inhabited by ethnic groups include the Qinghai-Tibet railway connecting Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region with Golmud in Qinghai Province, the natural gas transportation project that will supply the nation's economically-advanced but resource-lacking eastern regions with natural gas in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

(China Daily by Shao Zongwei)

 
   
 
   

 

         
         
       
        .contact us |.about us
  Copyright By chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved  
主站蜘蛛池模板: 最好的最新中文字幕8| 老司机午夜性生免费福利| 天堂网中文字幕| 中文字幕精品视频在线观看| 最近中文字幕高清中文字幕无| 亚洲第一精品电影网| 看看屋在线看看电影| 四虎影院2019| 青青操视频在线免费观看| 国产日韩一区二区三区在线观看| 4虎1515hh永久免费| 天堂网最新版www| 一级毛片不收费| 手机国产乱子伦精品视频| 久久人人爽人人爽人人片AV东京热| 欧美丰满大乳高跟鞋| 亚洲综合色一区| 精品一区二区三区在线观看l| 四虎影永久在线观看精品| 超碰aⅴ人人做人人爽欧美| 欧美一区二区三区高清不卡tv| 偷偷做久久久久网站| 精品日产卡一卡乱码 | 久久婷婷五月综合色欧美| 欧美aaaaaa级午夜福利视频| 亚洲日韩欧美一区二区三区在线| 玉蒲团之偷情宝典| 免费国产综合视频在线看| 精品福利一区二区三区| 国产99视频精品免费视频7| 被男按摩师添的好爽在线直播| 国产在线a免费观看| 黄色福利在线观看| 国产欧美日本亚洲精品一4区| xxxxx性欧美hd另类| 国产精品成人网站| 2020求一个网站男人都懂| 国产精品第6页| 2020国产精品永久在线| 国产精品无码无片在线观看 | 亚洲色成人网一二三区|