Free museums for students in Beijing
( 2003-12-29 11:01) (People's Daily)
Primary and middle school
students will have free admission to 16 museums in Beijing beginning Jan. 1 next
year, the Beijing Bureau of Cultural Relics has announced.
Liu Chaoying, an official with the bureau, said that the new policy would
attract pupils and teenagers to acquire more knowledge, an important part of
their education.
The free museums include the Capital Museum, Beijing Art Museum, and other
special museums in the field of ancient architecture, coins, stone cutting,
literature and religion.
The policy is only applicable to Beijing students. Those from outside the
municipality and abroad would still have to pay, Liu said.
The 16 museums are visited by about 1 million visitors each year and 60
percent are students. The museums would receive government subsidies to
compensate for an expected 5 million yuan (600,000 US dollars) drop in takings
under the new policy, said Liu.
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