15th Five-Year Plan for Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance.

This Plan has been formulated in accordance with the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China, with the aim of strengthening the protection and transmission of cultural heritage and promoting the high-quality development of the cultural heritage sector. By 2030, it seeks to complete heritage resource inventories, improve regulatory and legal frameworks, strengthen professional capacity and establish a comprehensive protection system.
The Plan promotes coordinated protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes, ancient trees and cultural ecological conservation areas. It strengthens the protection and living inheritance of historic cities, districts, towns and villages, and promotes the conservation of agricultural and water conservancy heritage. It also advances the construction and protection of five National Cultural Parks, including those along the Yellow River and Yangtze River.
The Plan calle for establishing heritage monitoring, early-warning and emergency response mechanisms to address climate change and earthquake risks. It promotes to strengthen cooperation with UNESCO, FAO and other international organizations, implements a Global Cultural Heritage Partnership Plan, supports the Asian Alliance for Cultural Heritage Conservation and heritage protection in the Global South. It promotes international nominations and protection under heritage conventions, including Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, and participation in international rule-making and standard-setting.