21-3  Basic Statistics on Arts Performance Troupes (2007)
Item	Number of		Number of
	Performances	Shows in	Spectators
	(10 000 shows)	Rural Areas	(10 000 person-times)
Total	92.20	50.29	75895.60
Troupes Sponsored by State-owned Units	34.09	19.09	39395.70
Troupes Sponsored by Collective Units	11.94	8.33	9346.60
Grouped by Art Troupes
Drama, Plays for  Children and Comedy Troupes	3.03	1.28	6729.80
Song and Dance Drama Troupes	1.87	0.71	2096.30
Song and Dance Troupe, Light Music Troupes	8.96	3.80	6582.20
Cultural and Performance Troupes and	3.58	2.19	3474.60
Ulanmuchi (equestrian art troupes)
Philharmonic and Chorus Troupes	0.26	0.01	342.70
Local Opera Troupes	37.70	29.40	37640.50
Beijing Opera Troupes	2.28	1.40	2639.00
Recitation and Ballad Troupes,	26.70	5.44	12305.50
Acrobatics and Circus Troupes, Puppet
Show Troupes, and Shadow Play Troupes
General Art Performing Troupes	10.10	7.46	6724.00
a) Song and dance drama troupes include opera, pantomime and
songing and dancing troupes. The same applies to the tables following.