| 21-2 Number of Institutions for Culture and Cultural Relics | |||||
| (unit) | |||||
| Year | Arts | Arts | Cultural Centers | Public | Museums |
| Performance | Performance | and Mass | |||
| Region | Troupes | Places | Art Centers | Libraries | |
| 1978 | 3150 | 1095 | 2840 | 1218 | 349 |
| 1980 | 3533 | 1444 | 3130 | 1732 | 365 |
| 1985 | 3317 | 1673 | 3300 | 2344 | 711 |
| 1990 | 2805 | 2011 | 3321 | 2527 | 1013 |
| 1995 | 2684 | 1972 | 3259 | 2608 | 1194 |
| 1996 | 2664 | 1934 | 3284 | 2620 | 1219 |
| 1997 | 2663 | 1947 | 3286 | 2628 | 1282 |
| 1998 | 2652 | 1929 | 3287 | 2652 | 1339 |
| 1999 | 2632 | 1911 | 3294 | 2669 | 1363 |
| 2000 | 2630 | 1912 | 3297 | 2677 | 1392 |
| 2001 | 2605 | 1854 | 3252 | 2696 | 1461 |
| 2002 | 2587 | 1829 | 3243 | 2697 | 1511 |
| 2003 | 2618 | 1912 | 3228 | 2709 | 1515 |
| 2004 | 2759 | 1928 | 3240 | 2720 | 1548 |
| 2005 | 2805 | 1866 | 3226 | 2762 | 1581 |
| 2006 | 2866 | 1839 | 3214 | 2778 | 1617 |
| 2007 | 4512 | 2070 | 3217 | 2799 | 1722 |
| Beijing | 93 | 43 | 21 | 24 | 34 |
| Tianjin | 31 | 29 | 19 | 32 | 18 |
| Hebei | 170 | 95 | 177 | 160 | 56 |
| Shanxi | 159 | 60 | 131 | 122 | 86 |
| Inner Mongolia | 124 | 35 | 115 | 113 | 37 |
| Liaoning | 83 | 40 | 138 | 128 | 37 |
| Jilin | 59 | 66 | 75 | 64 | 21 |
| Heilongjiang | 87 | 46 | 145 | 98 | 53 |
| Shanghai | 103 | 150 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Jiangsu | 127 | 83 | 116 | 105 | 108 |
| Zhejiang | 418 | 192 | 99 | 93 | 87 |
| Anhui | 597 | 88 | 119 | 85 | 37 |
| Fujian | 110 | 68 | 91 | 85 | 85 |
| Jiangxi | 93 | 63 | 113 | 104 | 97 |
| Shandong | 119 | 92 | 157 | 145 | 87 |
| Henan | 454 | 190 | 202 | 138 | 82 |
| Hubei | 107 | 59 | 113 | 102 | 107 |
| Hunan | 96 | 73 | 140 | 120 | 73 |
| Guangdong | 407 | 188 | 143 | 130 | 153 |
| Guangxi | 135 | 20 | 115 | 100 | 59 |
| Hainan | 70 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| Chongqing | 84 | 32 | 41 | 43 | 18 |
| Sichuan | 206 | 91 | 202 | 151 | 62 |
| Guizhou | 24 | 11 | 95 | 92 | 18 |
| Yunnan | 131 | 31 | 148 | 149 | 36 |
| Tibet | 32 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 2 |
| Shaanxi | 118 | 106 | 120 | 111 | 91 |
| Gansu | 77 | 27 | 101 | 92 | 73 |
| Qinghai | 21 | 4 | 54 | 43 | 18 |
| Ningxia | 41 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 6 |
| Xinjiang | 120 | 30 | 109 | 94 | 32 |
| a) Except for culture centers and mass art centers, data of regions do not include Central Government units. | |||||