In 2010, the tomb became part of the fifth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in China. To enhance the protection of the tomb, the local government in Anyang (อานหยาง) has established a special committee to oversee and manage the tomb.
As of December 2011, it has been announced that the government is constructing a museum on the original site of the tomb which will be named 'Cao Cao Mausoleum Museum‘
On 12 November 2012, a private museum in Zheng zhou (เจิ้งโจว) donated a stele to the Cao Cao Mausoleum