【“十五五”开好局起好步】我国首次编制文化遗产保护传承五年规划

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.