Science and technology
 The annual expenditure on R&D totaled 57.58 million yuan, up 49.5%.
 
Education
 There were 9 institutions of higher learning at the year-end. The number of students enrolled in postgraduate schools and institutions of higher learning during the year stood at 320 and 9,500 respectively. The nine-year compulsory education covered 83% of the school-age population.
 
Culture
 The province had a total of 14 professional performing organizations, 43 cultural centers, 16 museums, 38 public libraries and 56 archives.
 
Public health
 There were a total of 5,677 medical and healthcare institutions equipped with 16,500 beds and staffed with some 20,000 medical professionals and technicians at the year-end.
 
Sports
 Athletes from the province won 17 first prizes, 16 second prizes and 22 third prizes in international and national competitions.
 
Welfare and aid
 A total of 125 million yuan was allocated as relief fund for 1.02 million of victims of natural disasters. An aid system is now in place in the poor pastoral areas, covering a total population of 207,500.
 
Poverty relief
 A poverty relief and development program was implemented in 179 villages in 39 counties, helping 115,000 local residents get out of absolute poverty.

(Statistics as of 2004)

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