7% rise in revenue from entertainment sector

Blossoms Shanghai, one of the most popular TV series this year. The revenue mounted to 668.3 billion yuan from January to June, surging 7 percent year on year, making it a contribution to the country's economic development, said Zhu Yonglei, deputy director of National Radio and Television Administration. Notable among these are popular and critically acclaimed programs such as Blossoms Shanghai, a nostalgic revisit to 1990s Shanghai; She and Her Girls, a biographical drama about Zhang Guimei, a devoted teacher who assisted over 2,000 rural girls; and To the Wonder, a poetic depiction of local life in the Altay prefecture of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to the administration. Yang Guorui, also a deputy director of the administration, said that by the end of 2025, China will have over 20 TV channels broadcasting ultra-high definition content, which is four times the resolution of the currently prevalent high-definition devices. Last year, the domestic market size of micro-dramas reached 37.39 billion yuan, marking a sizable surge of 267.65 percent year-on-year, according to a survey released by the market consultancy iiMedia Research earlier this year.