Broader scope needed to protect cultural relics

Public, social organizations urged to contribute to management, utilization

Legislators have suggested social organizations work with cultural relics protection and utilization teams while mulling revisions to a draft law, in a bid to advance the sustainable development of traditional Chinese culture.

The suggestion was forwarded after the draft amendment to the Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Oct 20 for first review.

While allowing academies and news outlets to enhance public awareness to protect relics, "it's also essential to add some provisions in the draft to encourage social efforts to protect and utilize cultural relics", said Fu Caixiang, a member of the NPC Standing Committee.