According to the Measures for the Protection and Management of Underground Cultural Relics in Shanxi Province, it was adopted at the158th executive meeting of the provincial people's government on February 26, 2022. It is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of March 26, 2023. The people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the protection of underground cultural relics within their respective administrative areas, establish an evaluation mechanism for protection responsibility, carry out annual evaluation and inspection, incorporate the protection of underground cultural relics within their respective administrative areas into the national economic and social development plan, and include the required funds in the fiscal budget at the corresponding level. People's governments at or above the county level shall organize relevant departments to formulate plans for the protection of underground cultural relics. Large-scale ancient sites, important ancient city sites and other sites of great historical, artistic and scientific value identified by the cultural relics departments of the national and provincial people's governments shall prepare special protection plans. Underground cultural relics protection planning and special protection planning should be included in the national land space planning.