Fire Safety Science Digital Archive

There are many historical buildings in China with long histories, which are not only valuable cultural assets to China, but also to the international community. In protecting historical buildings in China, fire protection is a major factor. Thus, it is necessary to conduct fire safety research for the protection of historical buildings. In this paper, the structural characteristics and the present fire protection situation of historical buildings in China are introduced, and some typical fire cases are presented. The ancient (and often current) fire protection measures and their drawbacks for historical buildings in China are described. In addition, fire safety research requirements are elaborated, and such further work is considered.