Shenzhen is a most well-developed city in China. There are four pillar industries in Shenzhen, High-tech, Modern Logistics, Financial Industry and Cultural Industry. Please find the below information for the Cultural Industry.
The cultural industry has grown quickly in Shenzhen, becoming the fourth pillar of the city, after the high-tech, finance, and logistics industries.
Since 2003, when Shenzhen took the lead in China for establishing strategies for developing a "culture-based city," the local cultural and creative industr ies have achieved robust growth, with an annual growth rate of more than 20%. The cultural and creative industries yielded an added value of more than 135.7 billion yuan in 2013, among the highest in the country. From 2004 to 2013, the added value produced by the cultural and creative industries accounted for 4.6% to 9.3% of the city's GDP. The sector has become an important engine for rapid and healthy economic development.
INDUSTRIAL BASES
With 34 cultural and creative industrial parks and 20 cultural and creative industrial bases, Shenzhen has formed a clustered cultural and creative industry. There are 12 State-level model bases for the cultural industry, covering areas including creative design, cultural software, animation and games, new media, cultural information services, intangible cultural heritage, high-end arts and crafts, digital publishing, cultural tourism, high-end printing, and industrial education and training.
SECTORS WITH A COMPETITIVE EDGE
Shenzhen is where China's modern graphic design industry was born. Local industrial design and indoor design take a large percentage of the national market. Animation and gaming industries, cultural software services, Internet information services, digital TV and digital audio industries have gained momentum in growth. Shenzhen is home to China's largest high-end printing industry, taking 60% of the national market.
CITY OF DESIGN
Shenzhen was accepted as a member of the Creative Cities Network by UNESCO on Nov. 19, 2008, and named a UNESCO City of Design, becoming the first Chinese city to win the honor. It was the sixth city in the world to earn the title.
ICIF
Cosponsored by the Guangdong Provincial Government, Shenzhen Municipal Government and State institutions, the annual China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) is certified by the UFI. The only State-level cultural expo in China, it is held in Shenzhen each May.
CULTURE ASSETS AND EQUITY EXCHANGE
Shenzhen is one of the earliest cities to have established (in 2009) a Culture Assets and Equity Exchange. The Chinese Cultural Industry Investment Fund has Shenzhen as its second-largest shareholder. Shenzhen has become one of the most important centers for the exchange of culture assets and equity, as well as investment and financing services in China.
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TRADE BASE
In December 2013, Shenzhen Creative Information Hub built the national International Cultural Trade Base and made it the third base that was granted by the Ministry of Culture after Beijing and Shanghai and the first of its kind in South China. The base will utilize the State preferential policies, international trade channels and international communication platforms to create a cultural trade service chain a high integrated with cultural and creative industries. It aims to build an innovative international cultural trade pilot area with unique leading power and resource accumulation capacity, and promote excellent Chinese cultural products and cultural services.
DAFEN OIL PAINTING VILLAGE
Located in Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, the 4-square-kilometer village is the world's largest mass producer of oil paintings, essentially an art factory. Originally conceived by Hong Kong businessman Huang Jiang, who began production with a dozen artists in 1989, the village has grown in leaps and bounds over the past 20 years. About 15,000 artists and craftsmen work in more than 40 factories and 800 studios and workshops.
GUANLAN PRINTMAKING BASE
Located in Bao'an District, the base perfectly combines modern printmaking with traditional Hakka buildings. It has become a State-level model base with a sound environment and good economic returns.
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