National Archives Administration of China
| 国家档案局 中央档案馆 | |
| Administrative agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1954 |
| Jurisdiction | People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
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| Parent department | General Office of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Parent administrative agency | State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | www |
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The National Archives Administration of China (国家档案局) is the national administrative agency responsible for historical records of the state dating back to imperial times in China. The archive collections include more than 800,000 records. There are more than 80 million items of information in documents, records, files, manuscripts on important political figures. The agency also concurrently holds records for the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Hence it is also known as the Central Archives (中央档案馆).