In 1979, the Ministry of Culture, State Ethnic Affairs Commission and Chinese Musicians Association launched the compilation of Collection of Chinese Folk Songs, Collection of Chinese Traditional Opera Music, Collection of Chinese Folk and Ethnic Instrumental Music and Records of Chinese Quyi Music.

Later, the Ministry of Culture, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Chinese Dancers Association, the Chinese Dramatists Association , the China Society for the Study of Folk Literature and Art and the Chinese Ballad Singers Association jointly announced compilation of the Collection of Chinese Folk Dances, Records of Chinese Traditional Opera, Collection of Chinese Folktales, Collection of Chinese Ballads, Collection of Chinese Proverbs and Records of Chinese Quyi.

In 1986, the Culture and Finance ministries announced that monetary support for seven collections and key national art scientific research projects would be budgeted for at various levels of government.

In June 1991, during the seventh "Five Year Plan", the National Arts and Science Planning and Directing Group held a National Planning Work Conference for the Chinese Folk and Ethnic Culture and Arts Collections project.

Author: Jeff

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