22-3 Basic Statistics on Performance of Art Troupes (2006)
Item | Number of |  | Number of
Performances | Shows in | Spectators (10 000
(10 000 shows) | Rural Areas | person-times)
Total | 49 | 29 | 46115
Troupes Sponsored by State-owned Units | 31 | 17 | 33217
Troupes Sponsored by Collective Units | 9.9 | 7.1 | 7532.4
Grouped by Art Troupes |  |  |
Drama, Plays for Children and Comedy Troupes | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1318.5
Song and Dance Drama Troupes | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2149.2
Song and Dance Troupe, Light Music Troupes | 5.1 | 1.7 | 5006.5
Cultural and Performance Troupes and | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3354.4
Ulanmuchi (equestrian art troupes) |  |  |
Philharmonic and Chorus Troupes |  |  | 236.5
Local Opera Troupes | 26.4 | 19.8 | 28729.4
Beijing Opera Troupes | 1 | 0.3 | 1248.5
Recitation and Ballad Troupes, | 7 | 1.3 | 2749.6
Acrobatics and Circus Troupes, Puppet |  |  |
Show Troupes, and Shadow Play Troupes |  |  |
General Art Performing Troupes | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2807.4
a) Song and dance drama troupes include opera, pantomime and songing and dancing troupes. The same applies to the tables following.