What is the significance of protecting cultural relics?

Cultural relics and historic sites are the witness of history, the crystallization of human science and technology culture, the material remains of human creative activities and precious research materials. The protection of cultural relics and historic sites is the protection of history and culture, the protection of social memory and interests, and the inheritance of excellent traditional culture.

Cultural relics and historic sites are the wealth remains with cultural value created by human beings in social and historical practice. Today, with the increasing materialization, it is extremely urgent and important to protect cultural relics. At the same time, the rational use of cultural relics and the full development of their historical value, scientific research value, educational function and image function will contribute to the harmonious development of society and promote social progress.

China is a world-famous ancient civilization, and people of all ethnic groups have jointly created valuable cultural heritage in the long historical process.

Protecting cultural heritage and inheriting Chinese civilization is an important foundation for connecting national emotional ties, enhancing national unity, safeguarding national unity and social stability, and is also an important prerequisite for safeguarding world cultural diversity and creativity and promoting common development of mankind.

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According to the basic principles established in the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics, China implements an administrative system of territorial management and graded responsibility for the protection of cultural relics. The State Council Cultural Relics Administration Department (namely National Cultural Heritage Administration) is in charge of the national cultural relics work.

Local people's governments at all levels are responsible for the work of cultural relics within their respective administrative areas. The central government, provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and some cities and counties also have cultural relics institutions, such as cultural relics and archaeology institutes, museums, memorial halls, and ancient building protection centers, which are responsible for the investigation, excavation, research and protection of cultural heritage in the region, as well as the collection, preservation, research and display of cultural relics.

Cultural heritage includes material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage. Material and cultural heritage mainly refers to cultural relics with historical, artistic and scientific values, including immovable cultural relics and movable cultural relics. Immovable cultural relics include ancient cultural sites, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings, murals, important historical sites in modern times and representative buildings.

According to the latest data of the third national cultural relics survey, at present, there are nearly 770,000 immovable cultural relics registered in China, including 2,352 national key cultural relics protection units. The state has approved and published 1 18 historical and cultural cities and 350 historical and cultural towns and villages. At present, China has 4 1 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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