China Folklore Since 1998, legislation work in the field of folklore protection has entered a new phase. The Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Public Health of the National People’s Congress has conducted a widespread and in-depth survey across the country, and the Ministry of Culture has also included in its agenda the formulation of the Law on the Protection of National Folklore.

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