Curtain rises on performance market in China

Report reveals industry grew 60% last year

China's performance market grew tremendously in 2012, with several fields reaching historical heights, according to the 2013 Report on the Performance Market by the Ministry of Culture.

China's performance market grew to 60.3 billion yuan ($9.83 billion) in 2012, an increase of 60 percent from 2011. There were 2.01 million performances in China last year.