To further normalize and guide culture websites online and promote the development of culture information resources, the Ministry of Culture will make a cultural websites appraisal survey under the theme of "Carrying Forward China's Civilization on Internet" from November 1999 to January 2000.

China has formulated as yet no regulations on cultural websites management. There has therefore been given rise to an unbalanced development of cultural and recreational websites at large in the country. Through this appraisal survey, the Ministry of Culture hopes to find a solution to problems found with regard to the current state of development of websites.

Online culture talks and other appraisal activities of excellent cultural websites will also be conducted. There will be culture websites appraisal survey program China put on cultural information net by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.