Cultural relics need more protection: official  

中國(guó)官方強(qiáng)調(diào)田野文物安全 盜掘盜竊仍多發(fā)

中國(guó)國(guó)家文物局局長(zhǎng)勵(lì)小捷9日在湖南長(zhǎng)沙召開(kāi)的田野文物安全現(xiàn)場(chǎng)會(huì)上指出，各級(jí)文物行政部門(mén)要把田野文物安全擺到文物安全工作的首要位置，全面提升田野文物安全工作水平。

Changsha (CNS) -- We should prioritize the protection of outdoor cultural relics, Gu Xiaojie, director of China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH), said at a national work meeting in Changsha on Sunday.

Ancient ruins, tombs, stone carvings and cave temples account for 46.59 percent of China's immovable cultural relics, and the majority of them are in remote areas, making them hard to defend, said Gu.

In the first half of this year, the SACH received 143 cases involving cultural relics, 91 of which were related to the robbing of ancient tombs and ruins, Gu added.

The underground trading of cultural relics runs in a complex network, and we must prepare to fight a long-term battle against it, said Gu.

Police and officials from 16 provinces rich in cultural relics attended the meeting.