(ECNS) -- Beijing is considering legislation to encourage the development of "open-air museums" by integrating scattered cultural and museum resources across the city.
The draft regulation, reviewed Thursday by the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, calls on districts to make use of world heritage sites, historic buildings, revolutionary landmarks, traditional villages, historic streets and alleys, and folk culture resources to promote coordinated preservation and revitalization.
The aim is to create more open forms of museum exhibitions and strengthen Beijing's role as a "museum city."
The revision expands the scope of the regulation to cover venues not formally registered as museums but performing museum functions such as collecting, displaying and providing educational services.
It also supports individuals and organizations in establishing cultural venues based on their own collections, with eligible sites included in a broader development system.
Additional measures include support for non-state-owned museums, clarification of financial responsibilities for operators, and provisions allowing facilities to be named after organizers or donors.
The draft also calls for greater regional coordination with museums in Tianjin and Hebei to jointly preserve cultural heritage in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Congress conducted the first review of the draft regulation on July 29.
(By Zhang Dongfang)
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