City needs to make tenants vacate cultural relic sites

The fundamental way to ensure the safety of the city's cultural relic sites is to work out a timetable for tenants to vacate.

The city has already designated 54 cultural relic sites for protection. However, the drive has not made much difference in terms of cultural relic protection. As such, the Beijing municipal cultural heritage bureau will sue those tenants who have refused to make improvements in safety standards.

However, the essential cause for the safety risks is the traditional and historical use of the sites. Among the 324 sites that enjoy the protection of the city or even higher authorities, 70 percent are exposed to fire risks while 60 percent are deemed to have been used improperly.