21-1 Number of Institutions and Personnel in Culture and Cultural Relics (2009)
Category of Institution	Number of	Number of
	Institutions	Employed Persons
	(unit)	(person)
Total	305764	1984159
Culture and Related Industry	305630	1980884
Arts	8582	256776
Arts Performance Troupes	6139	208174
Drama, Plays for Children and Comedy Troupes	89	6341
Opera, Ballet and Dance Troupe	190	12723
Song and Dance Troupe, Light Music Troupe	1137	38005
Philharmonic and Chorus Troupes	58	6049
Cultural and Performance Troupes and Ulanmuchi	344	10831
(equestrian art troupes)
Local Opera Troupes	2333	92387
Beijing Opera Troupes	109	8139
Recitation and Ballad Troupes, Acrobatics and Circus	1117	21501
Troupes, Puppet Show Troupes and Shadow Play Troupes
Comprehensive Art performance Troupes	871	20337
Arts Centers	2137	46436
Theaters and Music Halls	1672	32476
Storytelling Places, Recitation and Ballad Places	29	230
Acrobatics, Circus Troupes	10	650
Concert Halls	24	4312
General Performing Theaters	236	5406
Others	166	3362
Art Creation Institutions	306	2166
Public Libraries	2850	52688
Public Libraries for Children	91	1774
Mass Culture	41959	137484
Cultural Centers	3223	51159
Cultural Centers, Mass Art Centers at Provincial Level	31	1711
Cultural Centers at Prefecture Level	330	9123
Cultural Centers at County and City Level	2862	40325
Township (sub-district) Cultural Stations	38736	86325
Township Cultural Stations	33378	71768
Culture and Education	158	12796
Art Research Institutions	210	3478
Business Units Dealing in Culture Market	239571	1294915
Cultural Relics	4842	101986
Scientific Research Institutions of Cultural Relics	104	3799
Agencies of Historical Relics Preservation	2263	28629
Museums	2252	59919
Comprehensive Museums	1086	24421
History Museums	817	28143
Arts Museums	114	2673
Nature Science and Technology Museums	73	1460
Other Museums	162	3222
Cultural Relics Shops	80	1898
Other Cultural Relics Agencies	143	7741
Other Cultural Units	8179	147776
Non-culture and Related Industry	134	3275