Music Industry Booms in City-GoChengdu

Chengdu is one of the four largest cities in China to be home to a national-level music industry base.

In 2016, total revenue from the music industry in the city exceeded 20 billion yuan for the first time.

More than 10 universities and colleges in the city, such as the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Sichuan University, have music programs.

In September 2017, Chengdu set up a special fund of 5 billion yuan for music and related cultural industries. It is mainly used to support music projects, industrial parks, towns and independent musicians.

Commenting on how to develop the music industry in Chengdu, Bill Ivey, a folklore specialist from the United States, said that a good musical atmosphere, favorable government policies, ethnic culture resources and assembling an end-to-end music value chain are crucial.

The 2017 China Music Industry Development Index Report, released by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, said Chengdu topped all Chinese cities in terms of the number of music companies and institutional support from the government.

(source: www.chinadaily.com.cn, January 23, 2018)

City Sets up Music, Culture Fund

Chengdu established a fund of RMB5 billion September 20 to promote its music and culture industry.

Sep 26, 2017

Fund established to support musical development in Chengdu

A fund of 5 billion yuan (759 million U.S. dollars) has been set up in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, in support of musical development.

Sep 27, 2017

Gochengdu.cn Marks Third Birthday

Gochengdu.cn, an innovation-driven official city portal of Chengdu, launched a global photo soliciting program themed “Focusing on Chengdu” and a classical music concert October 31, to celebrate its third birthday.

Nov 09, 2017

China Music Industry Development Summit Convened in Chengdu

The two-day China Music Industry Development Summit (CMIDS) kicked off December 27 at the Eastern Suburb Memory, a music-themed park in Chengdu.

Nov 28, 2017

City to Build Chopin Music Museum

Chengdu Media Group signed, at the 2017 China Music Industry Development Summit, an agreement with Polish Cultural Exchange Foundation Chopin (PCEFC), on building a Chopin music museum at Chengdu's Eastern Suburb Memory Park, in 2018.