摘要
China plans to set up a national arts fund to support artistic creation. An outline for the fund has been presented to the Ministry of Finance and will be reviewed and approved by the State Council, China＇s cabinet. For the moment the ministry has agreed to allocate RMB 2 billion to the fund for the period 2011-2015 from revenues generated by the country＇s Welfare Lottery. A further RMB 1.25 billion from lottery sales will be spent on equipment for cultural centers in urban communities.
