IRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1394 19. CULTURE AND TOURISM Introduction his chapter presents statistical Organization into a newly–established information on radio and television organization called ''Cultural Heritage and programmes, press, books and Tourism Organization", the related data have been T public libraries, cinemas, museums, provided by the new organization. monuments, tourists arrived and pilgrims of holy Data on pilgrims of holy places include only those places. Following paragraphs summarize the dispatched by Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization. history of data collection in these areas. Regular data compilation on radio and television Definitions and concepts programmes and museums began in the years Production of radio and television programmes: 1345 and 1347 ,respectively. is a process in which the contextual (message) and The earliest data on movies available in the SCI structural components of the message are back to the year 1348. They were produced by incorporated artistically and technically using the Culture and Art Ministry, renamed the required resources in order to be broadcast on TV, Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance after radio and the Internet. the victory of the Islamic Revolution. National production and broadcast of Comprehensive data collection on the press was programme: refers to the programme produced first accomplished by the SCI under the title of and broadcast for people in the country. "Review of the country’s publications survey" in International production and broadcast of the year 1349. At present, the Domestic Press programme: refers to the programme produced Department of the Ministry of Culture and and broadcast for overseas people. Islamic Guidance is in charge of the task. Radio and television network: is an Data production and presentation on libraries of organizational structure responsible for activities the country started in the year 1344, and the such a production, provision, edition and/or Institute for the Intellectual Development of broadcast of radio and television programmes Children and Young Adults began to register and based on defined and specified goals and present figures related to the Centre's activities missions. upon its establishment in the same year. News: is information about events in a particular The establishment of the National Iranian Tourist area and time that is published in newspapers and Organization in the year 1342 was the starting broadcast on radio and television after a particular point of data production on tourism. However, process. News can be political, social, cultural, the Organization took advantage of existing scientific, artistic matters, sports, etc. records in the archives of such government News broadcasting (radio/television): refers to organizations as offices of Customs news broadcast on radio and television after Administration and Passport and other related preparation, selection, formulation and edition. resources to collect information for the years Music: refers to the art of organizing sounds in 1331 to 1342, included in the 1345 statistical time based on aestheticism domaining on every yearbook for the first time. musical culture and its presentation in a way Regarding the presented data, the following which is pleasant to human nature. points should be taken into consideration: Stage music performance (concert): the music Although statistical information on cultural which is performed live with previous planning in issues is much diversified, the data presented a saloon, hall and equipped open place for a mass here is limited to certain aspects because of of audiences. unavailability or lack of data on other areas. Theatre (Show): a visual and audio art which is Data on the number of visitors to museums and played live by an artist or a group of artists historical monuments, however, were collected (actors/actresses) in a given period of time for till the end of the year 1382 by the General audiences and is divided into tragedy, comedy, Department of Museums affiliated to the melodrama and tragicomedy based on content and Cultural Heritage Organization covering some of implications. the museums and historical monuments. Since Cinema: an authorized place with at least 100 that time, due to merging of Cultural Heritage seats, having facilities for playing 38 and 70 mm Organization and Iran Touring and Tourism films, video or digital films enjoying proper 757 19. CULTURE AND TOURISMIRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1394 dimensions and construction features, technical New edition: reprinting a book without change in and safety standards, consisting of one or more the content or with new edition of the original halls for playing movies, waiting hall, praying text. room, administrative division, box office, Writing: to write a book in different areas by one projector room, bathrooms and buffet. or more persons by using defferent sources. Animation: is a method to make moving image Historical monuments: are architectural works, which is performed by use of drawing, picture, materials and buildings which has ancient features doll and objects manually or by use of and are valuable in terms of historical, artistic and technology. scientific aspects. Museum: a permanent, non-profit institute, where Film production: comprises different stages interesting and valuable items from nature or from screenwriting to preparation of a final copy achievements of men are collected, kept, studied, of finished film including selection of essential trained and displayed. It is open to the public. producing factors (producer, screenwriter, Tourism: activities of people who travel to places director, actor/actress, cameraman, etc.), and outside their usual environment for not more than passing film technical stages (cinematography, one consecutive year and their purpose of the editing, sound, processing and printing). travel is to exercise any activity except for The press: refers to the publications of a fixed employment in an institution or for an individual title, date, issue number and a number of printed within the places visited. or electronic pages regularly published on The main forms of tourism indicate a relationship various political, social, scientific, artistic issues, between the visitor’s place of residence and sports, etc. The press is daily or non-daily (based her/his visiting places, which are presented as on order of publication); general and specialized follows: (based on content), local, national and Domestic tourism: a set of tourism activities of international (based on the distribution scope), residents of a given country within the economic public and specific (based on readers such as territory of the very country. children, teenagers, young adults and women). Inbound tourism: a set of tourism activities of the Concessionaire of a publication: is a legal or non-residents traveling within the economic natural person that the Ministry of Culture and territory of the visiting country. Islamic Guidance issues the license of the Outbound tourism: a set of tourism activities of publication by his/her name and he is considered residents in a country outside the economic as the owner of the publication. territory of the very country. Publication: any kind of written or pictured Tourist: according to the World Tourism material which is published in printed or Organization, tourist is a person who travels to a electronic (digital) formate in different forms. country or city other than his regular living place Library: is a local place where collections of for a period of more than 24 hours to less than 1 hand-written or printed books and the like, year for the purpose of entertainment, rest, sports, including printed and non-printed and audio- visiting friends and relatives, mission, attending visual materials are regularly gathered and kept seminars, conferences or meetings, medical for people to read and conduct research. treatment, study and research or religious Book: a printed or hand-written collection of activities. different subjets which is covered with a certain Personal purposes: these purposes contain cases title and has an ISBN. that mainly depend on the individual or Manuscript book: is a handwritten book or individual's family components. These purposes document of the time printing was not invented. directly connect the benefits of the travel to the Children's Cultural and Artistic Centre: a place individual or his/her family. The World Tourism for children to do cultural and artistic activities. Organization considered the mentioned purposes Members of the cultural and artistic centres of as holidays, leisure, recreation and entertainment, the Institute for Intellectual Development of visiting friends and relatives, education/training, Children and Young Adults: children and young health and medical care, pilgrimage and religious adults aged 6 to 18, benefiting from the Centre’s activities, shopping and transit. cultural and artistic services are considered Leisure, recreation and entertainment: this members of these centres. subcategory includes activities such as Circulation: the number of copies of a sightseeing, historic places, cultural sites and publication published or reproduced in one time. places built for entertainment, watching sports and First edition: first publication of a complete cultural events, performing a variety of sports non- copy of a book. professionally, honeymoon, etc. 758 IRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1394 19. CULTURE AND TOURISM Visiting friends and relatives: this subcategory provincial