Regulations of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the Protection of Cultural Relics (revised 1993)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the protection and management of cultural relics, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics (hereinafter referred to as the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics) and the Law on Regional National Autonomy of People's Republic of China (PRC), and in light of the actual situation of the autonomous region. Article 2 In the autonomous region, the following cultural relics with historical, artistic and scientific values are within the scope of protection of these Regulations: (1) sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples and stone carvings with historical, artistic and scientific values; (two) buildings, sites and relics related to major historical events, revolutionary movements and famous people, which are of great commemorative, educational and historical value; (3) Precious artworks and arts and crafts in different periods in history; (four) important revolutionary documents and materials, as well as manuscripts and ancient books of historical, artistic and scientific value; (five) representative objects and places that reflect the history, social system, social production and social life of ethnic minorities; (6) Fossils of ancient creatures, ancient humans and ancient and famous trees with scientific value. Article 3 All cultural relics on the ground, underground and in waters within the autonomous region belong to the state.

Cultural relics collected by state organs, armed forces, enterprises and institutions owned by the whole people belong to the state. Article 4 The ownership of collectively owned and privately owned ancient buildings, memorial buildings, stone carvings and cultural relics handed down from generation to generation shall be protected by state laws. Owners of cultural relics must abide by the provisions of the state on the protection and management of cultural relics. Article 5 People's governments at all levels shall be responsible for the protection of cultural relics within their respective administrative areas, strengthen leadership over the protection of cultural relics, strengthen publicity and education on cultural relics protection and cultural relics knowledge, and stop all acts of destroying cultural relics.

All organs, organizations and individuals have the obligation to protect cultural relics. Chapter II Cultural Relics Protection Institutions and Funds Article 6 Cultural administrative departments at all levels shall be in charge of cultural relics work within their respective administrative areas. Seventh autonomous regions, cities divided into districts, administrative offices of the Union and cultural administrative departments of counties (cities) with many cultural relics shall set up cultural relics protection and management institutions to be responsible for the daily protection and management of cultural relics; According to the needs, a cultural relics protection and management committee may be established to coordinate and solve major problems in cultural relics protection and management under the leadership of the people's government at the same level. Article 8 Grassroots cultural relics protection organizations or full-time and part-time cultural relics protection management personnel shall be established in Sumu and towns where cultural relics are particularly rich or important cultural relics are concentrated. Ninth cultural relics protection and management funds, respectively, included in the local financial budget of the autonomous region.

The funds for the protection and management of cultural relics must be earmarked. Chapter III Cultural Relics Protection Units Article 10 Cultural relics such as revolutionary sites, memorial buildings, ancient cultural sites, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings, the Great Wall and rock paintings within the autonomous region shall be designated as key cultural relics protection units at the national level, autonomous region level, municipal level and flag county level according to their historical, artistic and scientific values. The procedures for examination and approval, publication and filing shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics.

The local people's government should take timely protective measures and go through the examination and approval procedures for cultural relics that have not been approved and announced as cultural relics protection units and are of real value. Eleventh cultural relics protection units at all levels, by the people's government at the same level to delineate the scope of protection, make signs, establish records and files, and set up special institutions or personnel responsible for the management, different situations, reported to the administrative department for culture at the next higher level for the record.

When people's governments at all levels formulate urban and rural construction plans, the urban and rural planning departments shall, jointly with the departments for cultural administration, agree in advance on the protection measures of cultural relics protection units at all levels within their respective administrative areas and incorporate them into the plans. Twelfth in the scope of protection of cultural relics protection units, it is strictly prohibited to store flammable, explosive and corrosive substances, and it is strictly prohibited to carry out activities that endanger the safety of cultural relics, such as blasting, shooting, cutting down old and famous trees, deforestation and land reclamation. The local people's government is responsible for solving the problems that affect the production and life of farmers and herdsmen because of the protection of cultural relics. Thirteenth no unit or individual may damage, rebuild, add, dismantle or occupy cultural relics protection units at all levels.

Cultural relics protection units that have been occupied before the promulgation of the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics, the occupying units or individuals must protect cultural relics under the supervision and guidance of local cultural administrative departments; If it is really necessary to move out, it shall be decided by the people's government approved by the department for cultural administration to move out within a time limit.

For buildings that have been approved as cultural relics protection units, fire prevention work should be done in accordance with the provisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Fire Protection Regulations. Fourteenth according to the actual needs of cultural relics protection, with the approval of the people's government of the autonomous region, a certain construction control zone can be drawn around the cultural relics protection units. The design scheme of buildings in the construction control zone shall be approved by the cultural administrative department at the same level according to the level of cultural relics protection units and submitted to the urban and rural construction planning department for examination and approval. Fifteenth cultural relics protection units repair, maintenance, relocation, must abide by the principle of not changing the original state of cultural relics, approved by the administrative department for culture at the same level.

Memorial buildings or ancient buildings approved as cultural relics protection units may establish cultural relics storage places, memorial halls, museums or be converted into sightseeing places. If it must be used for other purposes, it shall go through the formalities of declaration and approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics.