China has extensively mapped its cultural heritage assets, achieving significant interim results in the Fourth National Survey of Cultural Relics. All 767,000 known cultural relic sites were reviewed, and over 130,000 new relics were discovered.
The information was revealed on Wednesday by Rao Chuan, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism and Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, at a press conference organized by the State Council Information Office on the “High-Quality Completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan.”
China has completed and published a nationwide survey of cave temples, cliff carvings, ancient monuments, and inscriptions. With continued investment from all levels of government in special funds for cultural relic protection, approximately 2,000 nationally significant relics are being actively preserved and restored. Over 1,200 advanced preservation projects for museum collections have been effectively implemented.
Additionally, a comprehensive list of revolutionary cultural relics has been confirmed. Statistics indicate that there are more than 420,000 immovable revolutionary cultural relics across the country, with over 1.5 million relic items held in state-owned museums. The ongoing Fourth National Cultural Relics Survey has uncovered several new revolutionary sites and relics. To consolidate and preserve them, 37 dedicated preservation and utilization zones for revolutionary cultural relics are being established.
Source: Ruby–Hashim–Suborna, China Media Group