The Government Council passed the cultural adult gift money, and young people under the age of 21 can receive 1,200 yuan.

(Provided by the Executive Yuan)

[Reporter Zhong Lihua/Taipei Report] In order to revitalize the development of the arts and culture industry, the Ministry of Culture sought the budget for special post-epidemic regulations from the Executive Yuan. The plan includes five major "rejuvenation and heart-rejuvenation" plans, including expanding coming-of-age ceremonies and industrial revitalization strategies.

Among them, in addition to the original 210,000 people aged 18, an additional 690,000 people aged 19, 20, and 21 will be distributed, making a total of about 900,000 people. Each person will receive 1,200 points of FUN coupons, which can be used to watch exhibitions and performances , buying books, watching Chinese films, buying cultural and creative products or handicrafts and other arts and cultural consumption.

According to the Ministry of Culture, the arts and culture industry "declined before all industries and prospered after all industries." The three-year epidemic has hit hard, including the movie box office cut in half, the audience in the performing arts and visual arts industries has suffered a serious loss, traditional operas have lost their stage and are facing survival, and The consumer population of local small art and cultural stores such as physical bookstores, independent bookstores, and micro-cultural and creative industries has dropped sharply.

The limited operation mode of the arts and culture industry requires a long period of preparation such as creative ideas and rehearsals, so the recovery period is slow. Based on the observation of the sales of the eight major industries in charge of the Ministry of Culture in 2022, compared with the sales growth rate before the epidemic, it is comparable to that of the manufacturing industry. There is still a double-digit gap.

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In addition, the number of employees employed by the cultural and creative industry has dropped from 210,000 in 2019 to more than 170,000 in 2021. Compared with the overall situation of the domestic service industry and industry before the epidemic, the art and cultural industry needs to be stronger Support industrial development.

The Ministry of Culture actively strives for a special budget, plans to aim at "precise revitalization", and proposes to expand the distribution of adult gift money; support the upgrading of the content industry and the revitalization of physical bookstores, micro-creative culture, and regional cultural industries; promote art courses on campus and off-campus culture Experience; traditional opera and performing groups touring in rural areas, strengthening art and cultural equality; expanding artistic content, enhancing cultural self-confidence and other 5 major plans.

In terms of expanding the distribution of adult gift money, the Ministry of Culture considered that since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2019, the 18-year-old youth of the third generation of passionate youth not only lost the high school graduation ceremony that symbolized adulthood, but also missed community experiences such as graduation trips and off-campus teaching, and cultural activities and exchange opportunities Also helplessly forced to interrupt.

Therefore, in addition to the original 210,000 people aged 18, an additional 690,000 people aged 19, 20, and 21 will be distributed, for a total of about 900,000 people, with 1,200 adult gift money per person, which can be used to watch exhibitions, watch performances, and buy books , Watching Chinese films, buying cultural and creative products or handicrafts and other arts and cultural consumption.

In terms of industrial revitalization and upgrading, the plan includes those who are 18-21 years old and meet the coming-of-age ceremony. When purchasing books in independent bookstores, book purchase gifts will be added, and bookstores in counties and cities are encouraged to organize book fairs, book fairs, and themed activities in series to boost the operation of physical bookstores. ; support the development of story content, strengthen the upgrading of the content industry; and plan related itineraries for museums and local cultural centers, handle cultural tourism series, community learning experience action plans, etc., to drive the recovery of local cultural tourism and small art consumption industries.

In addition, in order to make up for the lack of public participation in art and cultural activities under the epidemic and to take into account cultural equality, we will match performing arts and traditional operas for remote rural tours; and combine large-scale private palace and temple activities to organize opera performances to create traditional Art troupes, performance teams and other performance opportunities, while expanding the population of art appreciation.

The Ministry of Culture will also cooperate with the Ministry of Education to organize "Campus Art Courses and One-day Cultural Experience of Off-campus Cultural Teaching" to match and develop art teams and artists for on-campus teaching; support schools to lead students to visit cultural facilities and performances Theaters, cultural assets, local cultural centers, and participation in craft experience activities, etc., increase opportunities for cultural adoption and increase consumption in the arts and culture industry.

In terms of expanding art content, artists and teams will be invited or selected to curate exhibitions in the five major cultural and creative parks of the Ministry of Culture or other cultural venues; Elementary schools, etc., handle various artistic and cultural activities such as art and visual art creation, expand opportunities for art appreciation, and encourage the public to re-enter cultural life.