Brisk Work to Protect Intangible Cultural Heritages in DPRK

Pyongyang, October 22 (KCNA) -- Shortly ago, the exhibition of intangible cultural heritages-2026" took place at the Moranbong Youth Park.

The visitors keenly realized the excellence of Korean culture, seeing and hearing traditional dishes, traditional costumes, traditional medicine and diverse customs.

In the DPRK, the work to protect intangible cultural heritages has been under the national concern and assistance from long ago.

The enthusiasm of the broad masses to protect, inherit and develop the excellent cultural traditions is growing stronger and the work to unearth and study the intangible cultural heritages of the country is being briskly conducted.

In the course of it, the folk song "Arirang" was registered as a typical intangible cultural heritage of mankind in 2014, the custom of making kimchi in 2015, Ssirum (the Korean wrestling) created and developed in the course of the work of the diligent Korean people in 2018, the Pyongyang Raengmyon (cold noodle) custom in 2022 and the custom of Korean dress in 2024, instilling the pride and self-esteem into the DPRK people with the long history and time-honoured culture.

More than 200 objects have been registered as national and local intangible cultural heritages.

Thanks to the policy of the DPRK government on protecting the historical and cultural heritages, the work to protect intangible cultural heritages is contributing to adding lustre to the precious treasures of the country, enriching the diversity of human culture and realizing its sustainable development. -0-