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Hangzhou municipality's strategy of " prospering Hangzhou city with science and education" has been further implemented. It has greatly promoted the development of various courses especially with the appliance of the new high-technology. In recent years, the comprehensive project of "Qianjiang Science and Technology Tide" has achieved obvious results. In 1997, Hangzhou has won two State-level science and technology progress awards, 46 provincial-level science and technology progress awards, 8 provincial Spark Awards. Nine counties (municipalities) and districts of Hangzhou have entered into the advanced ranks of "prospering the city with science and technology" course nationwide. The educational undertaking is flourishing and science and technological force is strong in Hangzhou. There are now 20 universities and colleges, 57 technical secondary schools, 3200 odd middle schools and primary schools, 80 odd natural science research institutions. The nine-year compulsory education system and pre-work training system are carried out in the city. There are now 300,000 technicians of various fields among the total work force.

The culture undertakings of Hangzhou is getting more flourishing, the hygiene and physical education has been further developed. The Yueju Opera "Sentimental Pear Flower" has won Caoyu Opera Award and ten other awards during the Fifth China Opera Festival in Guangzhou. The dance "Sister's Drum" has won seven Excellence Awards in 97 China Dance Show. The average broadcasting time of the two programs of Hangzhou TV is 245.2 hours weekly. The TV coverage rate was 96 % by the end of 1997. Broadcasting coverage rate is 98.3 %. The yearly publication volume of newspaper is 937 million. The publication volume of various books is 301 million .There were 1711 various medical institutions by the end of 1997, with 266,000 hospital beds . The athletes of Hangzhou origin have won seven gold and six silver awards in the Eighth National Games. The mass physical training activities have been carried out extensively. The "Program for the Whole Nation's Physical Training" has been actively implemented. The mass physical training has won the first place of the provincial comprehensive appraisal last year.

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