Abstract：2021 marks the centennial of the founding of the CPC and the beginning of the 14th five-year plan. In this context, academic research on cultural industry in 2021 has its own characteristics. The development of cultural industry in the 14th five-year plan is a hot topic. There are a lot of researches about the impact of COVID-19 on cultural industry. Much attention is given to the digital development of cultural industry. Rural cultural industry attracts tremendous attention. The coordinated development of cultural industry is still the focus of attention. There is an increase in research on cultural industry governance. It is a growing trend that academic conferences are held both online and offline. Academic journals, especially core journals, pay ever-increasing attention to cultural industry. In 2021, there are about 220 works and blue books on China’s cultural industry published, and 2588 papers in academic journals. Academics show considerable interests the issues such as the development trend of cultural industry, high-quality development of cultural industry, digital cultural industry, rural cultural industry, integration of culture and tourism, agglomeration of cultural industries in certain areas, new forms of cultural industries and cultural industry governance during the 14th five-year plan period. The basic theory of cultural industry, the digitization of cultural industry, cultural enterprises and parks, cultural industry policies and regional cultural industry are the major topics of the cultural industry research in 2021. Among them, the digitization of cultural industry is a major concern for scholars, and the meta universe triggers much heated discussion. The annual reports on the cultural industry are mostly in the form of blue books, and their content are more formal. Academic conferences focus on the hot topics of cultural industry. Academic journals pay more attention to the findings of researches on cultural industry, and introduce more columns to this topic. For the development of cultural industry, experts and scholars need to attach more importance to the basic theory of cultural industry, the digital transformation and upgrading of cultural industry, the integration of cultural industry and related industries, the development of cultural enterprises, and the high-quality development of cultural industry.
2022, Vol. 39 
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