中国将传统村落纳入国家保护范围

中国将传统村落纳入国家保护范围

China has put 6,819 villages under state-level protection, forming the world's largest heritage protection group of agricultural civilizations, according to sources with an on-going UNESCO conference held in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

联合国教科文组织国际会议在中国西南部四川省举行，据相关消息称，中国已将6819个村庄国家级传统村落保护范围，形成了世界上最大的农耕文明遗产保护大国。

Officials of the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said at the UNESCO International Conference on the Future of Historic Villages and Towns said China began to implement the traditional village protection project in 2012 to select the historical villages through five national surveys.

住房和城乡建设部发言人在会上表示，自2012年起，中国实施了传统村落保护工程，已进行了五次全国性调查挖掘和认定。

There are 533,000 administrative villages and 2.45 million natural villages in China, of which the listed traditional villages are the "pearls," inheriting the historical memory of the Chinese nation, the Chinese wisdom in production and life, culture and art, according to the ministry.

据民政部统计，中国目前拥有53.3万个行政村、245万个自然村。传统村落传承着中华民族的历史记忆、生产生活智慧、文化艺术结晶和民族地域特色。

The UNESCO conference was held from June 10 to 12 in the city of Meishan with discussions on the future of historic towns and villages. More than 180 people including ministry officials and mayors from participating countries, guests from international organizations, the World Bank, private institutions and universities attended the meeting.

联合国教科文组织国际会议于6月10日至12日在眉山市举行，会议主题为“历史村镇的未来”。来自参与国的部长和市长、国际组织、世界银行、私立机构和大学等180余人出席了会议。

With 333 state-level historic villages and 869 villages under provincial-level heritage protection, Sichuan has accumulated valuable experience in the protection of the heritage and the improvement of rural human settlements.

四川省拥有国家级传统村落333个，省级传统村落869个，在保护传统文化遗产和改善农村人居环境方面积累了宝贵经验。

Chinese officials at the meeting vowed to improve public infrastructure and enforce heritage protection requirements of the historic villages.

住建部发言人表示要继续加强改善公共基础设施，严格执行文化遗产保护要求。