HA NOI (VNS)– The northern province of Hung Yen will undertake several activities to preserve its intangible cultural heritages, officials said at a workshop yesterday.

The preservation work will be carried out by the provincial Association of Literature and Arts, which will study and appraise the value of intangible cultural heritages in over 200 villages.

The focus will be on preserving traditional customs and festivals, folk rituals, arts and cuisine.

Preservation work has already been done for several items including some folk songs, historic sites, sculptures and other arts related to the Ly – Tran dynasties (11th – 14th century), the workshop heard. – VNS