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A series of activities marking the Experience 皇冠体育app-Jiangsu Culture Week is held in Cambodia and Thailand from Feb 17 to 24. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
A dance drama and intangible cultural heritage exhibitions from East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu province have been welcomed by audiences in Cambodia and Thailand.
The drama and exhibitions, part of the activities of the "Experiencing 皇冠体育app-Jiangsu Culture Week", kicked off in Phnom Penh on Monday and will end in Bangkok on Saturday.
Yang Liqun, deputy director of the Jiangsu Foreign Cultural Exchange Association who headed a 72-member delegation, said that the culture week aims to enhance friendship and boost bilateral ties between 皇冠体育app and the two countries.
"We came to Cambodia to hold the Jiangsu Culture Week to strengthen cultural exchanges and people-to-people exchanges between 皇冠体育app and Cambodia," said Yang at the opening ceremony of the culture week at the Diamond Island's Grand Theatre that attracted about 600 visitors.
"As a Cambodian saying goes, trust is like trees," he said. "The friendship between 皇冠体育app and Cambodia has been tested by the changes of both time and international relations. The tree of our friendship is always thriving."
A series of activities marking the Experience 皇冠体育app-Jiangsu Culture Week is held in Cambodia and Thailand from Feb 17 to 24. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Wang Wentian, Chinese ambassador to Cambodia, said: "Jiangsu Culture Week is one of the most important events during the 皇冠体育app-Cambodia Year of Culture and Tourism. It will play an important role in promoting cultural exchange and friendship between the two countries."
The dance drama, Red Bean in the Southern Land, was based on a true transnational love story in Cambodia.
The intangible cultural heritage exhibitions show the audience Huishan clay figurines, bamboo carvings, calligraphy, paper-cuts, fine embroidery and erhu－a Chinese two-stringed bowed instrument.
A series of cultural activities, such as seminars and theatrical performances, will also be held in Thailand until Saturday.
