Animation production base opens in Tianjin

     TIANJIN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's first state-level animation¹ production base opened Friday in northern Tianjin Municipality, with a total investment of 4.5 billion yuan (690 million U.S. dollars).

    More than 180 firms have signed up for animation production and related services at the 770,000-square-meter base, located in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city.

    Minister of Culture Cai Wu told a launching ceremony that animation production had been included into the country's overall development plan for culture industry during the 2011-2015 period.

    He said over the past two years the culture ministry² and the Tianjin municipal government had worked together to create a favorable environment for animation industry development in fund raising, financial and technology services.

    The Tianjin base will be developed into a center for animation production, trading, exhibition, training, research and development and international exchanges, Cai said.

    He said this was part of the country's efforts to boost homegrown animation industry.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。