What are the basic principles of cultural relics protection?

The basic principles of cultural relics protection include: the original site must be protected, intervention should be minimized, routine maintenance should be carried out regularly, existing physical and historical information should be protected, protection technology should be used according to protection requirements, aesthetic standards should be correctly grasped, cultural relics environment should be protected, buildings that no longer exist should not be rebuilt, and archaeological work should pay attention to protecting physical remains and preventing disasters.

There are nearly 770,000 immovable cultural relics registered in China, including 2,352 national key cultural relics protection units. The state approved the publication of 1 18 national historical and cultural cities and 350 national historical and cultural towns and villages. China has 46 World Heritage Sites, including 29 World Cultural Heritage Sites, 4 World Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites and 8 World Natural Heritage Sites.

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According to Article 2 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics, the following cultural relics are protected by the state in People's Republic of China (PRC):

(1) Sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings and murals of historical, artistic and scientific value; ?

(2) Important historical sites, objects and representative buildings related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous figures in modern times, which have important commemorative significance, educational significance or historical value; ?

(3) Precious artworks and arts and crafts in different periods in history; ?

(four) important documents in different historical periods, manuscripts and books with historical, artistic and scientific value. ; ?

(five) representative objects reflecting the social systems, social production and social life of various times and ethnic groups in history. The standards and measures for cultural relics appraisal shall be formulated by the administrative department of cultural relics of the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval. Vertebrate paleontology and ancient human fossils with scientific value are protected by the state as well as cultural relics.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Cultural Relics and Monuments Protection Guide