Nearly 40 inheritors of 22 items of state-level intangible cultural heritages across Tibet atttended the region's first training class in Lhasa on Dec 2.

Experts and professors on preservation of intangible cultural heritages would focus on teaching the trainees how to carry forward the inheritance activities.

Experience exchange was also arranged during the 5-day trainings.

At present, the protection of intangible cultural heritages faces some severe problems, from lack of cultural inheritors to aging of the inheritors, which is enervating some cultural items, said Nyima Tsering, head of the regional cultural department.

Nyima Tsering told that through this training, it was hoped that the inheritors would learn to involve more people into the cultural protection, so as to better inherit and promote the intangible cultural heritages.

"Only in this way can the excellent traditional ethnic culture be well carried on and forward," Nyima Tsering said.

According to the training organizer, the attending inheritors will take on-the-spot investigations over how national intangible cultural heritages are protected and will also learn the Intangible Cultural Heritage Law of People's Republic of China.

Also as part of the incentive plan, excellent inheritors across the region will be selected and awarded from next year.