The Classification Standard for Cultural Relics Collections stipulates that cultural relics collections are divided into precious cultural relics and general cultural relics. Precious cultural relics are classified into Grade I, Grade II and Grade III. Representative cultural relics with particularly important historical, artistic and scientific values are first-class cultural relics; Those with important historical, artistic and scientific values are second-class cultural relics; With more important historical, artistic and scientific value, it is a third-class cultural relic. Those with certain historical, artistic and scientific value are general cultural relics. Specifically, movable property can be divided into stone tools, bone utensils, dental utensils, jade articles, pottery, bronzes, ironware, wood products, calligraphy and painting, books, embroidery and other miscellaneous items; Immovable can be divided into ancient buildings, ancient cultural sites, ancient tombs, ancient kiln sites, ancient workshops, ancient battlefields, cliff stone carvings, rock paintings, large sculptures and so on.
legal ground
Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics Article 2 Within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), the following cultural relics are protected by the state: (1) sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings and murals of historical, artistic and scientific value; (2) Important historical sites, objects and representative buildings related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous figures in modern times, which have important commemorative significance, educational significance or historical value; (3) Precious artworks and arts and crafts in different periods in history; (four) important documents in different historical periods, manuscripts and books with historical, artistic and scientific value. ; (five) representative objects reflecting the social systems, social production and social life of various times and ethnic groups in history. The standards and measures for cultural relics appraisal shall be formulated by the administrative department of cultural relics of the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval. Vertebrate paleontology and ancient human fossils with scientific value are protected by the state as well as cultural relics.