OREANDA-NEWS.  January 23, 2012. Anhui province will boost its cultural industry by nurturing 30 key cultural industrial zones, 100 key enterprises and 10 listed companies by the end of 2015, according to the provincial cultural system reform conference on Monday.

In 2011, the province's cultural sector continued to grow rapidly with a 24 percent increase in the industrial value-added output.

256 cultural programs with a total investment of 203.6 billion yuan were included among "861 Key Programs" last year.

Meanwhile, 154 contracts were signed for the cultural sector at a series of events such as the Anhui Investment and Trade Expo and Shenzhen Cultural Expo, worth 148 billion yuan.