Article 1 In order to strengthen the protection of urban historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Urban Planning Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics and the relevant provisions of the State Council. Article 2 The term "urban purple line" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the boundaries of the protection scope of historical and cultural blocks in national historical and cultural cities and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the boundaries of the protection scope of historical buildings published and protected by people's governments at or above the county level outside historical and cultural blocks. The term "purple line management" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the delineation of urban purple line and the supervision and management of construction activities within the scope of urban purple line. Article 3 The protection purple line of historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings shall be delineated in the preparation of urban planning. The purple line of a national historical and cultural city shall be delineated by the city people's government when organizing the preparation of the protection plan for the historical and cultural city. The purple line of other cities is delineated by the people's government of the city when organizing the preparation of the overall urban planning. Fourth the State Council construction administrative departments responsible for the national urban purple line management.

The construction administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces and autonomous regions shall be responsible for the management of urban purple lines within their respective administrative areas.

The administrative department of urban and rural planning of the people's government of the city or county shall be responsible for the management of urban purple line within its administrative area. Article 5 Any unit or individual has the right to know the purple line range of historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings and their protection plans, give opinions on the formulation and implementation management of the plans, and report acts that undermine the protection plans. Sixth historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings to protect the purple line should follow the following principles:

(a) the scope of protection of historical and cultural blocks should include the core area composed of historical buildings, structures, their features and environment, as well as the areas that need to be controlled in order to ensure the integrity of the features and characteristics of the area.

(two) the scope of protection of historical buildings should include the historical buildings themselves and the necessary coordination areas.

(three) the control scope is clear, with clear geographical coordinates and corresponding boundary topographic map.

The delineation of the scope of protection of cultural relics protection units within the purple line of the city shall be based on the laws and regulations of the state on the protection of cultural relics. Article 7 The preparation of protection plans for historical and cultural cities and historical and cultural blocks shall include procedures for soliciting public opinions. When reviewing the protection planning of historical and cultural cities and historical and cultural blocks, experts should be organized to fully demonstrate and take it as an integral part of the statutory examination and approval procedures.

Before the people's government of the city or county approves the protection plan, it must be reported to the competent department of the people's government at the next higher level for examination and approval. Eighth historical and cultural cities and historical and cultural blocks protection plan once approved, in principle, shall not be adjusted. If it is really necessary to make adjustments due to the need of improving and strengthening the protection work, a special report shall be submitted to the people's government of the city where it is located, and the adjustment plan can only be organized and implemented after being approved by the administrative department of urban and rural planning of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

Before the approval of the adjusted protection plan, the planning scheme shall be publicized and experts shall be organized to demonstrate it. After examination and approval, it shall be reported to the examination and approval authorities of historical and cultural cities for the record, among which the national historical and cultural cities shall be reported to the construction administrative department of the State Council for the record. Article 9 The municipal and county people's governments shall, within one month after the approval of the protection plan for historical and cultural blocks, report the protection plan to the construction administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces and autonomous regions for the record. Among them, the protection plan of historical and cultural blocks of national historical and cultural cities should also be reported to the administrative department of construction in the State Council for the record. Tenth historical and cultural cities, historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings protection planning once approved, the relevant municipal and county people's government administrative departments of urban and rural planning must be announced to the public and accept public supervision. Article 11 If historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings are destroyed and no longer have protection value, the relevant municipal and county people's governments shall submit special reports to the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the purple line of the relevant cities can be revoked only after approval.

The revocation of the Purple Line, a national historical and cultural city, shall be approved by the administrative department of construction in the State Council. Twelfth the construction of historical and cultural blocks must adhere to the principles of protecting the real historical and cultural heritage, maintaining the traditional pattern and style of the block, improving the infrastructure and improving the environmental quality. The maintenance and repair of historical buildings must maintain their original appearance and style, and the construction within the scope of protection shall not affect the display of historical buildings.

City and county people's governments shall, according to the protection plan, transform and update historical and cultural blocks, and strengthen the transformation and construction of infrastructure and public facilities on the premise of improving the living environment. Thirteenth in the city within the scope of the purple line prohibit the following activities:

(a) in violation of the protection plan for large-scale demolition and development;

(two) large-scale reconstruction that affects the traditional pattern and style of historical and cultural blocks;

(three) damage or demolition of buildings, structures and other facilities protected by the protection plan;

(four) the construction of buildings, structures and other facilities that destroy the traditional features of historical and cultural blocks;

(five) occupation or destruction of garden green space, rivers and lakes, roads and ancient and famous trees. Determined by the protection plan;

(six) other activities that have a destructive impact on the protection of historical and cultural blocks and historical buildings.