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To establish county/city cultural centers is one of the most significant cultural reconstruction projects at the time being. There are many issues which need improving although such centers were set up for several years. Accordingly, to make county/city cultural centers fully promoting their indispensable functions, the author has used a concrete example to propose ways of improvement as reference to parties and authorities concerned. Methods of study and sources of data of this thesis are: (1) literature analysis method-the author read related books, newspapers and periodicals and other data relevant to establishment of county/city cultural centers for analysis and induction and rearrangement; (2) figure visiting method-the author went to the spots to visit personnel of various cultural centers and talked with them to get first-hand information; (3) practical discussion method-for more than ten times the author personally participated in various meetings related to cultural centers sponsored by the central and provincial government with points of view and conclusions reached at such meetings absorbed in this study; (4) questionnaire method-a questionnaire which was prepared by this author was used to collect information about situations of various cultural centers' personnel, expenditures, activities, facilities, etc., and data which were published previously by others were quoted occasionally. After having studied on county/cit cultural centers' backgrounds, targets, duties, meanings and peculiarities, the author has obtained the following ten findings and conclusions: (1)The county/city cultural center is the center for furnishing education to the populace. (2) The county/city cultural center is the fortress of the populace's spiritual life. (3) The county/city cultural center is the origin for propagating Chinese culture. (4) The county/city cultural center is the model symbol of the cultural and educational reconstruction of the Three Principles of the People. (5) The county/city cultural center is the guidepost for renovation and development of socio-educational works. (6) The county/city cultural center is the main bridge linking school education and social education. (7) The county/city cultural center is a cultural center with libraries as its managing subjects. (8) The county/city cultural center is a working station to implement life-long education to all the people. (9) The county/city cultural center is a basic composite cultural and educational center. (10) The county/city cultural center is the launching station of basic cultural reconstruction. Establishment of county/city cultural centers assumes significant meanings and socio-educational functions of the time. Based on the aforementioned findings and conclusions, the author confirms the following 20 items as concrete and feasible ways for county/city cultural centers to promote their socio-educational functions as well as directions for their further development in the future. (1) Adoption of various regulations to better work performances. (2) Careful selection of personnel to uplift service quality. (3) Tapping of various sources of finance to afford expenditures of activities. (4) Undertaking of diversified activities to meet different demands. (5) Establishment of consultant organizations to seek for operational development. (6) Employment of social resources to heighten educational effects. (7) Breeding of reading habits to establish a civilized society. (8) Association with school education to energize integrated, functions. (9) Setting forth of activity themes to attain educational aims. (10) Rendering for circuit services to make all the people cosharing. (11) Attaching importance to communications media to provide them with news of activities. (12) Coordination with local characters to develop cultural peculiarities. (13) Well employment of encouragement to stimulate working morale. (14) Cultivation of civilized population to elevate cultural levels. (15) Establishment of evaluation systems to set guidelines of targets. (16) Perfection of supervision systems to promote organizational functions. (17) Enlargement and revision of related laws and regulations to meet demands of development. (18) Establishment of more socio-educational institutions to make cultural ruralizing. (19) Conduction of fund-raising activities to be handled simultaneously. (20) Strengthening of idea communications to gain common working recognition.
