Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (2007 Amendment) (2007)

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Preface: The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (2007 Amendment) was amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics adopted at the 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress on December 29, 2007.

With a view to strengthening the protection of cultural relics, inheriting the splendid historical and cultural legacy of the Chinese Nation, promoting the scientific research, conducting education in patriotism and revolutionary tradition, and building the socialist spiritual and material civilization, this Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution.

The state shall place under its protection, within the boundaries of the People’s Republic of China, the following cultural relics:

 i) Sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient architectural structures, cave temples, stone carvings and mural paintings that are of historical, artistic or scientific value;

 ii) Important historical sites, material objects and typical buildings of modern and contemporary times related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous people that are highly memorable or are of great significance for education or for the preservation of historical data;

 iii) Valuable works of art and handicraft articles dating from various historical periods;

 iv) Important documents as well as manuscripts, books and materials, etc., that are of historical, artistic or scientific value dating from various historical periods;

 v) Typical material objects reflecting the social system, social production or the life of various nationalities in different historical periods.
The criteria and measures for the determination of cultural relics shall be formulated by the department of cultural relics administration under the State Council, which shall report such measures to the State Council for approval.
Fossils of paleo vertebrates and paleo anthropoids of scientific value shall be protected by the state in the same way as cultural relics.

Unmovable cultural relics, such as sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient architectural structures, cave temples, stone carvings, mural paintings, and important historical sites and typical buildings of modern and contemporary times, etc., may be determined as major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level, historical and cultural sites protected at the province level and historical and cultural sites protected at the level of city or county.
Movable cultural relics, such as important material objects, artworks, documents, manuscripts, books and materials, and typical material objects, etc., are divided into valuable cultural relics and ordinary cultural relics; valuable cultural relics are divided into Grade 1 cultural relics, Grade 2 cultural relics and Grade 3 cultural relics.

The principles of focus on protection, giving first place to rescue, reasonably utilization and strengthening the management shall be followed in the work concerning cultural relics protection.

Category
Law
Date

2007

Promulgation

The 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress, Beijing, 29 Dec, 2007.

Descriptions

  • The 2007 Amendment is amended for the second time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics adopted at the 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress on December 29, 2007.

Source

http://www.unesco.org/culture/natlaws/media/pdf/china/china_lawprotectionclt_entof

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References

Intellectual Property

National People's Congress

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