China's cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved. China has made over 301based on the law of cultural relic protection.
China has also2four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment in cultural relic protection has also3.
Statistics show that from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th FiveYear Development Plan, total investment in the field47.889 billion yuan. With financial support from government, China also started a nationwide campaign to search and5cultural relics in 2003.
China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic sites and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the6of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been7on important cultural relic sites such as the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Chinese museums have developed well in recent years. China has more than 2,300 museums that8about 150 million people annually.
However, cultural relics in China now face great9. Many historic cities have been10. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden, which has led to the loss of national treasures overseas.11, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared or are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics12by minority ethnic groups have lost their character due to the13 lifestyle of the people.
Therefore, we should keep our mind clear and take14to better protect cultural relics, and15the whole society to take part in this cause.
