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Cultural and art undertakings made rapid progress. By the end of 2000, there were 2,622 art-performing groups, 2,911culture centers, 2,769 public libraries and 1,373 museums in China. Seven hundred and thirty-two medium and short wave radio transmitting and relaying stations through out China brought radio programs to 92.1 percent of the total population, and 1,313 television transmitting and relaying stations covered 93.4 percent of the population. The cable television users reached 79.20 million. National and provincial newspapers issued 20.3 billion copies; magazines, 2.85 billion copies; and books, 6.35 billion copies. There were 3,816 archives in China where 44.30 million documents were made accessible to the public.
Continued development was made in public health undertakings. By the end of 2000, there were 325,000 health care institutions (including clinics), with a total of 3.18 million beds, 2.21 million of which in hospitals and health care stations; and 4.49 million health workers, including 2.08 million doctors in hospitals and health-care stations, and 1.27 million senior and junior nurses. China also had 5,441 anti-epidemic and disease prevention stations employing 211,000 health workers, and 2,598 maternal and child health-care institutions employing 75,000 health workers. There were 49,000 health-care institutions at township level in rural areas, with 735,000 beds and 1.03 million health workers. Rural villages with medical-care stations made up 89.8 percent of all villages in China, employing 1.32 million rural doctors and health workers.
Vigorous development was scored in sports, and the National Fit-keeping Program was further promoted. In the 27th Olympic Games, Chinese athletes made a breakthrough by winning 28 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 15 bronze medals, making China at the third place. In 2000, Chinese athletes won 110 world champions at national and international sport games. Fourteen athletes and 2 teams broke 22 world records on 30 occasions, 19 athletes broke 22 Asian records on 37 occasions, and 49 athletes and 11 teams broke 60 national records on 73 occasions.
Statistical Communique of the People's Republic of China on the 2000 National Economic and Social Development
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