What is the work of the Cultural Relics Bureau?

The value and function of cultural relics are not only manifested in the study of specific cultural relics and the explanation of individual problems in individual aspects, but more importantly, the results of micro-research are integrated to study all aspects of human social activities in various historical periods and their interrelated and restrictive social relations from a macro perspective, so as to explore and reveal the objective laws of human social development from different aspects.

(a) to draw up the development plan of cultural relics and museums, to draw up the standards and measures for cultural relics identification and museum management, to organize the investigation of cultural relics resources, to participate in the drafting of laws and regulations on cultural relics protection and to be responsible for supervision and inspection.

(2) Coordinate and guide the protection of cultural relics, perform the duties of cultural relics administrative law enforcement inspectors, organize and investigate major cases of illegal cultural relics according to law, and cooperate with relevant departments to investigate major cases of cultural relics crimes.

(3) To be responsible for the supervision of the protection and management of world cultural heritage, organize the examination of the declaration of world cultural heritage, cooperate with the housing and urban-rural construction department to examine the declaration of world cultural and natural double heritage, and cooperate with the housing and urban-rural construction department to be responsible for the protection, supervision and management of historical and cultural cities (towns and villages).

(four) responsible for the management and guidance of the national archaeological work, organize and coordinate the implementation of major cultural relics protection and archaeological projects, and undertake the relevant work of determining the national key cultural relics protection units.

National Cultural Heritage Administration is a national bureau managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is mainly responsible for the development of cultural relics and museums, the protection of cultural relics, the protection of world cultural heritage, archaeology, the public service of cultural relics and museums, the protection of cultural relics, and the transformation and promotion of scientific and technological achievements.

The responsibilities of the Cultural Relics Bureau include but are not limited to:

(1) Draw up the development plan of cultural relics and museums, draw up the standards and methods of cultural relics identification and museum management, organize the investigation of cultural relics resources, participate in drafting laws and regulations on cultural relics protection and be responsible for supervision and inspection.

(2) Coordinate and guide the protection of cultural relics, perform the duties of cultural relics administrative law enforcement inspectors, organize and investigate major cases of illegal cultural relics according to law, and cooperate with relevant departments to investigate major cases of cultural relics crimes.

(3) To be responsible for the supervision of the protection and management of world cultural heritage, organize the examination of the declaration of world cultural heritage, cooperate with the housing and urban-rural construction department to examine the declaration of world cultural and natural double heritage, and cooperate with the housing and urban-rural construction department to be responsible for the protection, supervision and management of historical and cultural cities (towns and villages).

(four) responsible for the management and guidance of the national archaeological work, organize and coordinate the implementation of major cultural relics protection and archaeological projects, and undertake the relevant work of determining the national key cultural relics protection units.

(five) responsible for promoting the improvement of the public service system of cultural relics museums, formulating the public sharing plan of cultural relics museum resources and promoting its implementation, guiding the business work of national cultural relics museums, and coordinating exchanges and cooperation among museums.

Legal basis:

law of the peoples republic of china on protection of cultural relics

Eighth, the cultural relics administrative department of the State Council is in charge of the national cultural relics protection. Local people's governments at all levels are responsible for the protection of cultural relics within their respective administrative areas. The local people's governments at or above the county level shall undertake the supervision and administration of cultural relics protection. The relevant administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the protection of cultural relics within the scope of their respective duties.