Legal basis: Article 8 of the Archives Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is in charge of the national archives work, responsible for the overall planning, organization and coordination of the national archives cause, establishing a unified system and implementing supervision and guidance. The local archival departments at or above the county level shall be in charge of the archival work within their respective administrative areas, and supervise and guide the archival work of organs, groups, enterprises, institutions and other organizations within their respective administrative areas. Township people's governments shall designate personnel to be responsible for the archives management of their own organs, and supervise and guide the archives work of their subordinate units and grassroots mass autonomous organizations.