Photo shows an art performance organized by the Department of Culture of Xizang Autonomous Region in 2003. By Li Zhou

According to the white paper "CPC Policies on the Governance of Xizang in the New Era: Approach and Achievements," the public cultural service systemin southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region continues to improve. Xizang boasts 10 professional performing art troupes, 76 art troupes at the county/district level, 153 part-time Tibetan Opera troupes, 395 performing teams at the township level and 5,492 at the administrative village level, with over 100,000 professional and amateur performers.