Regulations on the Protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao in Shanxi Province (2018 Revision)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in order to strengthen the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao, a World Cultural Heritage Site, and to inherit and carry forward the outstanding historical culture, in accordance with the relevant laws and administrative regulations, and in the light of the actual situation of this province. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the residence, tourism, production and operation, and protection and construction activities within the scope of protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao. Article 3 The protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao shall be based on the principles of scientific planning, overall protection, rational utilization and unified management, and shall maintain historical authenticity, landscape integrity and cultural continuity. Article 4 The People's Government of the Province, the People's Government of Jinzhong Municipality and the People's Government of Pingyao County (hereinafter referred to as the People's Government of the Province, the Municipality and the County) shall incorporate the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao into the planning of the national economy and social development, and include the funds for the protection and management of the Ancient City of Pingyao in the budget. Article 5 The provincial and municipal people's governments shall strengthen the organizational leadership of the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao; the county people's government shall be responsible for the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao; and the relevant departments of the provincial, municipal and county people's governments shall do a good job in the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao in accordance with their respective duties.

Pingyao Ancient City Protection Management Organization shall perform relevant protection duties in accordance with the law.

The People's Government of Gutao Town and the Gucheng Street Office of Pingyao County shall do the relevant protection work. Article 6 Citizens, legal persons and other organizations are encouraged to participate in the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao by providing financial support through donations, investments and the establishment of public welfare funds, as well as voluntary services through the provision of technology, publicity and consultation activities. Article 7 The second week of June each year shall be the Publicity Week for the Protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao.

The people's governments of provinces, cities and counties shall commend and reward organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao. Chapter II Planning and Protection Article 8 The people's government of the county is responsible for organizing the preparation of the protection plan for the Ancient City of Pingyao, which shall be implemented after approval by the people's government of the province, as well as organizing the preparation of the detailed controlling plan, and formulating the annual implementation plan for the protection plan.

Provincial, municipal and county people's governments shall prepare or revise other kinds of plans, and the contents involving the scope of protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao shall be consistent with the protection plan of the Ancient City of Pingyao. Article 9 The scope of protection of the Ancient City of Pingyao shall be divided into the following areas: the core protection area, the construction control area, the environmental coordination area and the Zhenguo Temple and Shuanglin Temple.

The core protection area (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ancient city) refers to the area enclosed by Luo Zhewen Road, Ruan Yisan Street, Zheng Xiaoxie Road and Wang Jinghui Street.

The construction control zone is the area enclosed by Huiji River, Liugen Street, Shuncheng Road and Zhongdu Street.

Environmental Coordination Zone refers to the area enclosed by Qiling Expressway, Hefen Expressway and National Highway 108. Article 10 The key contents of the protection of Pingyao Ancient City include:

(1) the overall historical style, traditional pattern and spatial scale;

(2) the architectural heights, fa?ade forms, courtyard layouts, spatial structures, architectural shapes, and styles of the old walls of the traditional streets and alleys, traditional courtyards, traditional dwellings, traditional workshops, and traditional stores;

(3) the city walls, Zhenguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple, and other Cultural relics protection units;

(4) historical buildings, unclassified immovable cultural relics;

(5) temples and monasteries, ancestral halls and pavilions, pagodas and shadows, ancient wells and bridges, ancient trees and trees;

(6) historical names, historical names of buildings, old commercial names;

(7) major historical events, important historical figures, important modern industry, etc. (vii) major historical events, important historical figures, modern and important industries, etc., representative buildings, sites, relics;

(viii) traditional arts and culture, traditional handicrafts, traditional industries, traditional folklore, and other intangible cultural heritage;

(ix) the ancient city of the district of the residents of the life of the community of the basic services of the supporting facilities. Article XI of the provincial, municipal and county people's governments shall, in accordance with the protection plan to take the following measures to improve the infrastructure, the construction of livable, livable, ecological ancient city:

(a) sound underground pipe network in the ancient city, the construction of communications, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating and sewage treatment facilities;

(b) supporting the improvement of education, medical care, elderly care, community services, and other public **** services;

(c) supporting the improvement of education, medical care, elderly care, community services, and other public **** services;< /p>

(3) supporting the construction of public **** green space, courtyard greening, improve the living environment, restore the ancient city water system wetlands. Article XII of the ancient city area shall comply with the repair of historical buildings do not change the principle of the original state, to maintain the original height, volume, appearance and color, the use of traditional processes, traditional crafts, traditional practices and traditional materials; illegal, over the limit of the building (structure) should be remedied or demolished.

Repair of historical buildings in the ancient city area, the county people's government shall give financial subsidies and technical support. Article XIII of the ancient city area, in addition to the following circumstances, shall not add new buildings, shall not be altered, expanded more than two-storey buildings, shall not be constructed underground space:

(a) the ancient city protection plan identified as a transformation of the area;

(b) the need for the construction of infrastructure and public ****service facilities;

(c) the original site has been a traditional building, can be restored by demonstration, and does not affect neighboring relations. Article 14 The following acts are prohibited in the Old Town Area:

(1) demolition and destruction of historical buildings;

(2) alteration of traditional courtyards and structures of traditional dwellings;

(3) widening, cutting off curves and straightening of streets, alleys and roads;

(4) opening of doors and windows along the street walls;

(5) stacking of articles on the roofs of buildings and the use of reflective materials. Article 15 The following activities shall not be carried out without authorization in the Ancient City District:

(1) reconstruction, alteration and repair of buildings (structures);

(2) demolition of buildings (structures) other than historical buildings;

(3) demolition of brick carvings, stone carvings, wood carvings and other architectural elements in historical buildings;

(4) renovation, decoration of the facade of the buildings along the street, occupying the space of the street road, space of the facade of buildings along the street space, along the street building facade space and courtyard public **** space;

(v) hanging, installation, set up all kinds of advertisements, signboards, facilities and equipment;

(vi) access to municipal infrastructure and public **** service facilities;

(vii) the establishment of scenic spots, attractions;

(viii) to carry out all kinds of production and operation.