[Getting the 15th Five-Year Plan Off to a Good Start] China Draws Up Its First Five-Year Plan for Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance

During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will conduct the second national census of intangible cultural heritage, improve the system for its protection and transmission, and strengthen cultural ecology protection.

An official from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, a second national census of intangible cultural heritage will be conducted, protection by category will be strengthened, the system for protecting and passing on intangible cultural heritage will be improved, and holistic protection of cultural ecosystems will be reinforced.

The Office of the Central Cultural Heritage Protection Commission will coordinate implementation of the plan, advance legislation on cultural heritage protection, conduct inspections and deploy protection measures across departments, regions and fields.

An official from the Office of the Central Cultural Heritage Protection Commission also said that the office will coordinate the organization and implementation of the plan, advance legislation for a cultural heritage protection law, organize cultural heritage protection inspections, and arrange major protection measures spanning departments, regions and fields, effectively strengthening the authority, coordination and binding force of cultural heritage work.

The State Council Information Office held a press conference on October 20 to introduce the 15th Five-Year Plan for cultural heritage protection and transmission.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): The State Council Information Office today, October 20, held a press conference in its series themed “Getting the 15th Five-Year Plan Off to a Good Start.” Officials from the Office of the Central Cultural Heritage Protection Commission and other departments introduced the 15th Five-Year Plan for Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance.

China has drawn up its first five-year plan for cultural heritage protection and transmission, setting goals for 2030 that include comprehensively identifying cultural heritage resources and streamlining the oversight system.

The 15th Five-Year Plan for Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance upholds the principles of putting protection first, making appropriate use and minimizing intervention, promoting systematic protection and unified oversight of cultural heritage. The plan's main objectives are that, by 2030, cultural heritage resources will have been comprehensively identified, the oversight system will have been largely put in order, regulations and systems will be more complete, the professional workforce will continue to grow, protection inspections will be robust and effective, and a broad framework for cultural heritage protection will have essentially taken shape.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development will implement a program to protect and enhance historically and culturally significant cities, neighborhoods, villages and towns, and establish an implementation mechanism centered on residents.

An official from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said that projects will be implemented to protect and improve renowned historic and cultural cities, neighborhoods, villages and towns, strengthen protection of them as a whole, promote living inheritance, and establish implementation mechanisms for protection with residents as the principal participants.

The National Cultural Heritage Administration will use the findings of the fourth national cultural relics census to strengthen the protection of immovable cultural relics, archaeology, and research into the history of civilization.

An official from the National Cultural Heritage Administration said that the results of the fourth national census of cultural relics will be put to good use to improve the protection of immovable cultural relics and advance archaeological work and research into the history of civilization. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, a second national census of movable cultural relics will also be conducted, and museum management will be strengthened across the board.

During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the second national census of movable cultural relics will be conducted and museum management will be strengthened.

An official from the National Cultural Heritage Administration said that the results of the fourth national census of cultural relics will be put to good use to improve the protection of immovable cultural relics and advance archaeological work and research into the history of civilization. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, a second national census of movable cultural relics will also be conducted, and museum management will be strengthened across the board.