What are the grades of national cultural relics?

State-owned cultural relics can be divided into precious cultural relics and general cultural relics. Precious cultural relics are divided into grade one, grade two and grade three, and those below grade three are called general cultural relics.

The scoring criteria are as follows

Classification standard of cultural relics collection

Government Portal of Www.gov.cn, China August 2, 20051Source: NPC Law Library.

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Decree number. Ministry of Culture 19

Adopted at the ministerial meeting of the Ministry of Culture on April 5, 2000/KLOC-0.

Promulgated on 200 10409 and implemented on 200 10409, promulgated by the Ministry of Culture.

This standard is formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics.

Cultural relics collection is divided into precious cultural relics and general cultural relics. Precious cultural relics are classified into Grade I, Grade II and Grade III. Representative cultural relics with particularly important historical, artistic and scientific values are first-class cultural relics; Those with important historical, artistic and scientific values are second-class cultural relics; With more important historical, artistic and scientific value, it is a third-class cultural relic. Those with certain historical, artistic and scientific value are general cultural relics.

First, the first-class cultural relics classification standard

(a) representative cultural relics reflecting the relations of production and its economic and political systems in various historical periods in China, as well as relevant social and historical development;

(2) Particularly important representative cultural relics that reflect the development of productive forces, the progress of production technology and scientific inventions and creations in past dynasties;

(3) Particularly important representative cultural relics that reflect the social and historical development of all ethnic groups, promote national unity and safeguard the reunification of the motherland;

(4) Particularly important representative cultural relics reflecting the resistance of working people to exploitation and oppression and famous uprising leaders in past dynasties;

(5) Particularly important representative cultural relics that reflect Sino-foreign relations and exchanges in politics, economy, military affairs, science and technology, education, culture, art, religion, health and sports;

(6) Particularly important representative cultural relics reflecting the historical events and important historical figures of the Chinese nation's resistance to foreign aggression and aggression;

(seven) reflect the famous thinkers, politicians, militarists, scientists, inventors, educators, writers, artists and other particularly important representative cultural relics, especially the important representative works of famous craftsmen;

(eight) representative cultural relics with special value that reflect the living customs, culture and art, arts and crafts and religious beliefs of all ethnic groups;

(nine) representative rare books with particularly important value in China ancient books;

(10) Particularly important representative cultural relics that reflect major events in the international capitalist movement and the revolutionary practice activities of outstanding leaders, as well as internationalist fighters who have made great contributions to the China revolution;

(11) Particularly important representative cultural relics related to major events, important figures, famous martyrs and famous hero models in China's modern history (1840-1949);

(twelve) particularly important representative cultural relics related to major historical events, major construction achievements, important leaders, famous martyrs and famous hero models since the founding of the People's Republic of China;

(thirteen) particularly important representative cultural relics related to China * * * production party and other political parties, organizations, important people, patriotic overseas Chinese and other social celebrities in modern times;

(fourteen) other representative cultural relics with particularly important historical, artistic and scientific value.

Second, second-class cultural relics classification standards

(1) Cultural relics of great value that reflect the productive forces, relations of production, economic and political systems and relevant social and historical development in China in various historical periods;

(2) Cultural relics of great value that reflect a region, a nation or a certain era;

(3) Cultural relics that reflect historical figures, historical events or are of great value to the study of historical issues;

(4) Cultural relics groups that reflect a certain archaeological cultural type and cultural characteristics and can explain a certain historical problem;

(five) cultural relics with general historical, artistic and scientific value but valuable information;

(6) Important folk cultural relics reflecting various regions and ethnic groups;

(seven) the important works of famous artists or famous craftsmen in past dynasties;

(eight) rare books with important value in ancient books;

(9) Cultural relics of great value reflecting major events, important figures, famous martyrs and famous hero models in China's modern history (1840-1949);

(ten) cultural relics of great value that reflect major historical events, major construction achievements, important leaders, famous martyrs and famous hero models since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(eleven) cultural relics of great value reflecting the major events, important figures, patriotic overseas Chinese and other social celebrities of the production party and other parties and groups in modern China;

(twelve) other cultural relics with important historical, artistic and scientific value.

Grade III and Grade III cultural relics classification standards

(1) Important cultural relics reflecting the productive forces and relations of production, economic and political systems, and social and historical development in various historical periods in China;

(2) Cultural relics with relatively important value that reflect a region, a nation or a certain era;

(3) Cultural relics that reflect historical events or historical figures and are of great value to the study of historical issues;

(4) Cultural relics with relatively important value that reflect a certain archaeological cultural type and cultural characteristics;

(five) ethnic and folk cultural relics with relatively important value;

(6) Works with high artistic level and craft level in a certain historical period, but damaged;

(seven) rare books with important value in ancient books;

(8) Cultural relics with relatively important values, such as major events, important figures, famous martyrs and famous hero models in China's modern history (1840-1949);

(9) Cultural relics with relatively important values, such as major historical events, major construction achievements, important leaders, famous martyrs, famous hero models, etc. since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(10) Cultural relics with relatively important value that reflect the major events, important figures, patriotic overseas Chinese and other social celebrities of the * * * production party and other parties and groups in modern China;

(eleven) other cultural relics with relatively important historical, artistic and scientific value.

Four, the general cultural relics classification standard

(1) Cultural relics with certain value that reflect the productive forces and relations of production, the economic system and political system in various historical periods in China and the relevant social and historical development;

(2) Ethnic and folk cultural relics with certain value;

(3) Cultural relics that reflect a historical event and historical figures and have certain value;

(4) Old books and materials with certain value;

(five) historical production and living utensils with certain value;

(6) Works of art and handicrafts of past dynasties with certain value;

(seven) other cultural relics with certain historical, artistic and scientific value.

Five, museums, cultural relics units and other relevant cultural relics collection institutions, can use this standard to identify and classify their collections of cultural relics. Other cultural relics scattered in the society can be graded accordingly when they need to be graded.

Six, this standard is interpreted by National Cultural Heritage Administration.

Attachment: Example of Grade I Cultural Relics Classification Standard

1. Jade and Stone Age are exact, with excellent texture, artistic and technological characteristics and special value; Having exact excavation sites, inscriptions, inscriptions or other important features that can be used as dating standards; It has obvious local characteristics and can represent a cultural type, a region or an outstanding achievement of archaeology; A masterpiece of ethnic relations and Sino-foreign relations that can reflect the style and artistic level of a certain era.

Secondly, pottery represents a cultural type of archaeology, and its shape and decoration are of special importance; There is an exact unearthed place, which can be used as a dating standard; Tricolor works with beautiful shapes, bright colors and particularly important values; Among the purple sand ware, the shape is perfect, which is the masterpiece of ancient and modern famous artists.

Third, the porcelain is of exact age and has great artistic or technical value; The chronology or exact unearthed place can be used as the standard of dating; Modeling, decoration, glaze color, etc. Can reflect the style of the times and strong national color; Famous porcelain, the representative works of official kiln and folk kiln recorded in literature.

Fourth, the bronze is beautifully shaped and decorated, which can represent the casting technical level in a certain period; There is an exact unearthed place, which can be used as a dating standard; Inscriptions reflect major historical events, important historical figures or high artistic level of calligraphy; It is of great significance in the history of technological development.

5. Iron products that occupy a particularly important position in the history of smelting, casting and forging in China; Unearthed iron cultural relics with clear location and special value; Ancient vessels with inscriptions or gold and silver, inlaid and other exquisite craftsmanship; Iron historical relics used by celebrities in past dynasties or directly related to major historical events.

Six, the gold and silver craft level is superb, the shape or decoration is very beautiful, which is of special importance; Gold and silver products with exact date and place or money can be used as dating standards.

Seven, lacquerware represents the typical craft varieties and characteristics of a certain historical period; Excellent modeling, decoration and carving skills; The masterpiece of a famous craftsman.

8. Sculptures with beautiful shapes and exact dates, or with inscriptions, metals, jade, stones, wood, mud, ceramics, lacquerware, tooth bones and other textures with distinctive characteristics of the times and artistic style, which are of special importance.

Nine, Shi Zhuan's earlier, representative stone carvings; Statue tablets engraved with the year or the owner's mind can be used as dating standards; Stone carvings that can directly reflect social production and life, with vivid expressions and beautiful shapes; Stone carving skills are exquisite and rich in content; Epitaphs of great historical or artistic value; Bricks and tiles with exquisite characters or decorative patterns and particularly important historical and artistic values.

Ten, calligraphy painting before the Yuan Dynasty relatively complete calligraphy and painting; Before the Tang dynasty, there was a complete written book with a year model; Before the Song Dynasty, there were authors or chronicles in ancient books, and the calligraphy level was high. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there were well-known or unknown styles with high artistic level; Handwriting of famous people of past dynasties with special value; Particularly important art schools or masterpieces of famous painters and painters since Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Eleven, Gu Yan era exact, good quality, less remains; Modeling and ornamentation have distinct characteristics of the times, and the four famous inkstones, Duan and Zou, have high technological level; There is an exact excavation site, or it is circulated, beautifully made and well preserved, which can be used as a dating standard; Used by important historical figures in past dynasties or with high inscription value; Masterpieces of famous craftsmen of all ages.

Twelve, the contents recorded in Oracle bones are of particularly important historical value, and tortoise shells and animal bones are relatively complete; The carved characters are exquisite or distinctive, which can play a role in dating.

Thirteen, official seal, private seal, seals and symbols with particularly important value; The representative works of the main schools or main representatives of seal cutting in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Fourteen, coins have a particularly important position and value in the history of coin development in China.

Fifteen, the exact age of the horn is of great value in the history of carving art; Reflect the characteristics of national crafts and the history of technological development; Masterpieces of famous craftsmen or artists in various periods, ivory products with a long history.

Sixteen, the exact age of bamboo and wood carving, has a particularly important value, has a unique style in the history of bamboo and wood carving technology, and can be used as a dating standard; Exquisite production and high technical level; The masterpiece of a famous craftsman or artist.

Seventeen, furniture before the Yuan Dynasty (including the Yuan Dynasty) wooden furniture and exquisite funerary objects; Ming and Qing furniture is made of Huang Huali, rosewood, chicken wing wood, iron pear, ebony and other precious wood, with beautiful shape, well-preserved and sophisticated technology; Well-made painted furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties; Furniture used by celebrities in Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times or with great historical value.

Eighteen, the exact age of enamel, distinctive features, high level of modeling, decoration, glaze color and technology.

Nineteen, the era of weaving and embroidery, the origin is accurate; Typical objects of different weaving and embroidery varieties that represent the technical level of a certain historical period and have particularly important value; Colorful, beautifully decorated, with typical characteristics of the times; The masterpiece of a famous embroiderer.

Twenty, ancient books in front of the tablet, text and print; Manuscripts and manuscripts written or arranged by famous scholars and bibliophiles in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which are of great value in a certain discipline; Printed copies (including printed copies, movable type copies, beautifully printed printed copies, and color overprint copies) and manuscripts with characteristics in book content, engraving level, paper, printing, and binding; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, famous scholars and bibliophiles collated inscriptions and postscript, and their contents were of great academic value.

Twenty-one, rubbings rubbings are rubbings before the Yuan Dynasty; Integral rubbings and rare rubbings in Ming Dynasty; The initial expansion of the refined version; Qing dynasty or modern rubbings whose original is important but lost, and whose rubbings are rarely circulated; The fine extension of the Ming and Qing dynasties post station; Before and after the Qing Dynasty, there were important inscriptions and rubbings by famous artists of past dynasties.

Twenty-two, weapons in the history of weapons development, can represent a historical stage of ordnance level; Used in important battles or events; Valuable weapons used by celebrities in past dynasties.

Twenty-three, philatelic products reflect the history of the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and the liberated areas, and the stock is scarce; Stamps and philatelic products that have been particularly important since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Twenty-four, reflecting major historical events, important content and special significance of official documents, promotional materials or documents; Leaflets, slogans, posters, extra numbers and good news; Badges, medals, medals, etc.

25. Archival documents are particularly important in official archives and folk documents such as imperial edicts, proclamations, titles, memorials, imperial edicts, maps, people's yellow books, land, population, territory and other books, as well as major historical events and deeds of important historical figures.

26 celebrity relics manuscripts, letters, inscriptions, inscriptions, etc. Articles of great value and significance of the late China * * * famous leaders of the production party, famous leaders of democratic parties, famous patriotic overseas Chinese leaders and famous social activists.

Note: Examples of the second-and third-level cultural relics classification standards can refer to the analogy of the first-level cultural relics classification standards.