Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level


A Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level, often abbreviated as guobao, is one of 5,058 monuments listed as of significant historical, artistic or scientific value by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, which is the cultural relics administrative department of the State Council of China. Selected among Sites Protected at lower levels, Sites Protected at the National Level are lawfully the monuments with protection of the highest level in China. It is prohibited to demolish them. An approval by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage is required before a potential removal of such sites.

Statistics

In 1999 it was reported that there were some 350,000 immovable cultural properties in China, of which 70,000 were protected at one of the three main levels, in addition to some 10,000,000 movable cultural properties held by state institutions alone. Of these, as of October 2019, 5,058 Sites Protected at the National Level have been designated by the State Administration. They were announced in 8 batches and several supplemental batches:
Batch
No.		DateAddedMergedRef.
1180
1a
1b1
262
3258
425012
5518 23
5a1
5b1
5c1
61080106
6a1
71943 47
7a1
876250
Total5058

Sites protected at various levels

Sites Protected for Their Historical and Cultural Value or Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at various levels include: