National Cultural Heritage Administration of China

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The National Cultural Heritage Administration of China is the central government agency responsible for protecting, managing, and overseeing the country’s cultural relics and heritage sites.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage authority
government agency
abbreviation NCHA
cooperatesWith UNESCO
foreign cultural heritage institutions
country China
focus management of heritage sites open to the public
preservation of cultural relics
protection of historical and cultural sites
formerlyKnownAs State Administration of Cultural Heritage
hasRole coordination of cultural relics safety and security
drafting regulations on cultural heritage protection
emergency protection of endangered cultural relics
formulation of policies on cultural relics
guidance of local cultural heritage administrations
management of cultural relics-related scientific research
organization of national archaeological surveys
organization of national cultural relics census
promotion of public awareness of cultural heritage protection
supervision and inspection of cultural relics protection work
headquartersLocation Beijing
jurisdiction People's Republic of China
languageOfWork Chinese
nativeNameLanguage zh
oversees approval of cultural relics excavation projects
approval of cultural relics export
archaeological excavations in China
museums in China
national key cultural relics protection units
protection of underwater cultural heritage in China
registration of cultural relics
state-owned cultural relics collections
parentOrganization State Council of the People's Republic of China
participatesIn implementation of international cultural heritage conventions
implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics
responsibleFor World Cultural Heritage sites in China
archaeological work administration
cultural relics protection
immovable cultural relics management
management of cultural heritage
movable cultural relics management
museum administration
oversight of cultural heritage sites
scope national
sector culture
heritage protection
subordinateTo Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
typeOfOrganization central government agency

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