earticle

영어

As a sunrise industry in the 21st century, cultural industry is becoming increasingly prominent in societal development because of its strategic importance in the development of culture and economy. Ithas become a new growth point in national economic development and has great potential in the future. China’s cultural industry started late and had a small share in the international market. However, in recent years, the Chinese government has attached greater importance on its culture and cultural industries. By comparison, South Korea, in just more than a decade, has grown into one of the strongest players in global cultural industry with its unique development model. In order to better facilitate the rapid development of its cultural industry, South Korea adopted a series of measures. First, the government introduced the programmatic documents for cultural industry, promoted the legislation for the industry and established relevant management departments. Secondly, the government developed financing channels for cultural enterprises and expanded overseas market. Thirdly, the government encouraged the cultivation of high-level talents for cultural industry. In response to the government’s call, citizens also actively participated in the construction of cultural industry, which provided human resources for the rapid development of the industry. South Korea’s success in the cultural industry shows that a country with rich cultural heritage is entirely possible to achieve the leaping development in global open market and technological platform. Therefore, China can learn from South Korea’s experience and then promote innovation to build a strong cultural industry with Chinese characteristics. In conclusion, the paper examines the current conditions of South Korea’s cultural industry and reveals the reasons for its leaping development. It is the hope of the author to shed some light on the ways to develop China’s cultural industry.