Human statues presented by Creative Studio (FILE)

Nearly 7 million Chinese university graduates are waiting to start their careers in 2013, but not all of them face tough futures if their majors are related to the ascendant cultural industry.

A "Creative Studio" established by a group of undergraduates with fine arts majors at Qingdao University in east China's Shandong Province earned 110,000 yuan ($18,000) in half a year through more than 30 creative projects ranging from 4D animation to fine arts performances and exhibitions after it was set up at the end of 2009.

Moreover, Green Apple Data Center, a database and publishing enterprise based in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, helped employ 800 graduates in a newspaper digitalization project. Its cooperation with educational institutions and the Republic of Korea provided student interns with systematic training and contributed to a reduction in society's employment pressure, said Board Chairman and President Tang Wuyi.

"University graduates are choosing careers in creative industries. They are no longer limiting themselves to traditional business and trade areas, instead turning to animation, advertising, film, music, publishing and other promising hi-tech industries," said Chen Shaofeng, Vice Dean of the Institute for Cultural Industries at Peking University.

Director of the Guangdong Provincial Cultural and Economic Research Center Xie Mingjia said it is imperative to establish a nationwide job-finding network to upgrade the cultural industry.

Mobile multimedia services and other value-added businesses provide employment opportunities for talented and creative young people, Xie added.

(Source:www.ccdy.cn)