A Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level[1][Note 1] (Chinese: 全国重点文物保护单位) is a monument listed as of significant historical, artistic or scientific value by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, which is the cultural relics administrative department of the State Council of China. Selected among Sites Protected at lower levels, Sites Protected at the National Level are lawfully the monuments with protection of the highest level in China. They are prohibited from being demolished. An approval by State Administration of Cultural Heritage is obligated before a potential removal of such sites.[1]
Numbers [edit]
In 1999 it was reported that there were some 350,000 immovable cultural properties in China, of which 70,000 were protected at one of the three main levels, in addition to some 10,000,000 movable cultural properties held by state institutions alone.[2] Of these, as of the end of 2009, 2,351 Sites Protected at the National Level have been designated by the State Administration. They are announced in 6 batches and several supplemental batches:
Batch
No. |
Date |
Added |
Merged[N 1] |
Ref. |
| 1 |
3 April 1961 |
7002180000000000000180 |
|
[3] |
| 1a |
26 October 1964 |
2999900000000000000−1[N 2] |
|
[4] |
| 1b |
16 October 1981 |
70001000000000000001[N 2] |
|
[5] |
| 2 |
23 February 1982 |
700162000000000000062 |
|
[6] |
| 3 |
13 January 1988 |
7002258000000000000258 |
|
[7] |
| 4 |
20 November 1996 |
7002250000000000000250 |
700112000000000000012 |
[8] |
| 5 |
25 June 2001 |
7002518000000000000518 (-1[N 3]) |
700123000000000000023 |
[9] |
| 5a |
22 November 2002 |
70001000000000000001 |
|
[10] |
| 5b |
2 March 2003 |
70001000000000000001 |
|
[11] |
| 5c |
3 April 2003 |
70001000000000000001 |
|
[12] |
| 6 |
25 May 2006 |
70031080000000000001,080 |
7002106000000000000106 |
[13] |
| 6a |
20 August 2009 |
70001000000000000001 |
|
[14] |
| Total |
|
70032351000000000002,351 |
|
|
- ^ Non-listed monuments that were merged into Sites already in the list. Multiple monuments that were merged into one Site are counted as one.
- ^ a b The Loyal King's Residence (忠王府) was removed from the list on 26 October 1964 during the Cultural Revolution and was re-designated on 16 October 1981.
- ^ 3 non-listed Hanque, Zhaojiacun Hanque (赵家村汉阙), Wangjiaping Hanque (王家坪汉阙), Pujiawan Hanque (蒲家湾汉阙), and another 2 from the first batch, Feng Huan Que (冯焕阙) and Shen Fujun Que (沈府君阙), were merged and renamed to "Qu County Hanque" (渠县汉阙).
Sites Protected at various levels [edit]
Sites (to Be) Protected for Their Historical and Cultural Value or Historical and Cultural Sites Protected (文物保护单位) at various levels include:[15]
- Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level (全国重点文物保护单位)
- Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level (省级文物保护单位)
- Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Level of a City Divided into Districts or at the Level of an Autonomous Region (设区的市、自治州级文物保护单位)
- Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the County Level (县级文物保护单位)
- ^ English translation for "全国重点文物保护单位" varies, it includes Major Site (to Be) Protected for Its Historical and Cultural Value at the National Level, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (both are official translations in the Law and the Regulation), Cultural Heritage Sites under State-level Protection (by Atlas of Chinese Cultural Relics series), Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection (semi-literal translation), etc.
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