The local government and the Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce plan to enhance protection and publicity for the Yu Lan Ceremony, which was recently added to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The ceremony continues Chinese traditions of unity, mutual aid and reverence for ancestors. The annual event starts in the seventh month of the lunar calendar - August on the international calendar - and lasts for a month.

In addition, a list of Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage will be released by the local government in 2012, according to authorities.

(Source: China Daily)