ABSTRACT
The conservation and presentation of archaeological sites has become fashionable in the People’s Republic of China. Since the promulgation by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) of a revised Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics in 2002 (NPCSC, 2002), and in 2009 the National Archaeological Park Administration Measures (SACH, 2010), it has been made clear that the social and economic benefi ts of archaeological sites needs to be recognized in archaeological site management and local development (China ICOMOS, 2004; Shan, 2010: 50-51). As a result, a large number of Chinese archaeological site managers sensed the real benefi ts of becoming a ‘National Archaeological Park’: as a result, in 2010, twenty-three archaeological sites applied for designation. To achieve this recognition, sites must undertake appropriate actions on conservation management.
