China on Saturday opened up 921 cultural projects with a total value of about 70 billion yuan (8.75 billion U.S. dollars) in a hope to draw investment from both home and abroad.

The projects cover seven fields, such as publishing, movie and TV, entertainment, industrial arts and cultural tourism, involving 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

They are listed in a handbook for investing in the cultural sector, the first of its kind in China, which was issued by the Ministry of Culture at an ongoing international cultural expo held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

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