| Legislature | Legislative time | Cultural relics protection laws |
| The Standing Committee of the Fifth National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China | 1982 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China |
| The Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China | 1991 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (1991 Amendment) |
| The State Council | 1992 | Rules for the Implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China |
| The Standing Committee of the Ninth National Congress of the People’ s Republic of China | 2002 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2002 Revision) |
| The State Council | 2003 | Regulation for the Implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China |
| The Standing Committee of the Tenth National Congress of the People’ s Republic of China | 2007 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2007 Amendment) |
| The Standing Committee of the Twelfth National Congress of the People’ s Republic of China | 2013 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2013 Amendment) |
| The State Council | 2013 | Regulation for the Implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2013 Revision) |
| The Standing Committee of the Twelfth National Congress of the People’ s Republic of China | 2015 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2015 Amendment) |
| The State Council | 2016 | Regulation for the Implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2016 Revision) |
| The Standing Committee of the Twelfth National Congress of the People’ s Republic of China | 2017 | The Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2017 Amendment) |
| The State Council | 2017 | Regulation for the Implementation of the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (2017 Revision) |