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| 20-65 BASIC STATISTICS ON PERFORMANCE OF ART TROUPES (1998)
| Item | Number of |  | Number of Spectators
|  | Performances | Shows in Rural Areas |
|  | (10 000 shows) | (10 000) | (10 000 person-times)
| Total | 42.4 | 26.0 | 53485.6
| Troupes Sponsored by State-owned Units | 26.3 | 14.4 | 37012.1
| Troupes Sponsored by Collective Units | 15.5 | 11.8 | 16473.5
| Art Troupes: |  |  |
| Drama, Children's Play and Comedy Troupes | 1.0 |  | 1144.5
| Song and Dance Drama Troupes | 4.1 | 0.9 | 6046.1
| Cultural and Performance Troupes and Ulanmuchi (equestrian art troupes) | 3.9 | 2.2 | 6416.3
| Philharmonic and Chorus Troupes |  |  | 111.2
| Local Opera Troupes | 25.2 | 19.3 | 37033.3
| # Local Beijing Opera Troupes | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4759.3
| Recitation and Ballad Troupes, Acrobatics and Circus Troupes, Puppet Show Troupes, and Shadow Play Troupes | 6.6 | 2.2 | 2734.2
| a)Song and dance drama troupes include opera,dance and light music troupes.The same as in the |  |  |
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