Exhibition of Intangible Cultural Heritages to Be Held

The exhibition of intangible cultural heritages will be held in the autumn this year.

Recently we had a talk with Kim Pong Nam, head of a department of the Bureau for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.

Pressman: I think it is very important for keeping alive our national tradition to widely introduce and disseminate intangible cultural heritages in the society.

Kim Pong Nam: National cultural heritages and national tradition reflect eternity, superiority, noble spirit and peculiar aspects of life of our nation.

There are a hundred and scores of national and local intangible cultural heritages including folk song "Arirang" and the custom of making Kimchi in our country.

The intangible cultural heritages showing the outstanding wisdom of our nation are preserved well thanks to the policy of our Party and state on protecting the national heritage.

On display in history museums in different parts of the country are data on intangible cultural heritages and historic relics.

The Rangnang Museum which was built a few years ago shows true aspects of the Rangnang culture based on the culture of Ancient Korea.

Pressman: I’d like to hear about the exhibition of intangible cultural heritages to be held in the autumn.

Kim Pong Nam: The exhibition will be held with splendor in the place of the Taedong Gate and the Ryongwang Pavilion on the bank of picturesque River Taedong in the autumn this year.

The exhibition will show a number of intangible cultural heritages such as the method of Pyongyang Cold Noodle and other national foods.

And there will be held Ssirum (Korean wrestling), peasant dance and masked dance to give broad knowledge about intangible cultural heritages and pleasure to the people.

Professional art troupes’ and local people’s music and dance performances will be given and many handicrafts will be exhibited to attract people.

Now the preparation for the exhibition is going on as a state work.

The Bureau for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, the Pyongyang Municipal People’s Committee and other relevant units work out plans for the exhibition and necessary measures.

Rodong Sinmun