SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Sept 9 (NNN-AKP) – A launching ceremony for the “Beautiful Cambodia, Beautiful China” photo exhibition tour was held here, in north-west Cambodia’s cultural province yesterday, captivating hundreds of visitors.
A total of 66 exquisite photos, 33 each from Cambodia and China, featuring natural scenery, historical heritage, cultural splendour, artistic diversity, urban development, and modern lifestyles are on display at the event.
Under the theme New Era for Cambodia-China Community with a Shared Future, the photo exhibition tour will be held until Dec, this year, in multiple cities in Cambodia and China.
Organised by the China International Communications Group (CICG) Centre for Europe and Asia, and ASEAN Top News, in collaboration with the CICG, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia and the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, the event was designed to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Cambodia-China diplomatic relations and the Cambodia-China People-to-People Exchange Year.
Cambodian Minister of Tourism, Sok Soken, said, the exhibition will further deepen cultural ties and bonds of friendship between the people of the two countries, injecting fresh vitality into building a Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era.
The minister said that, through the transcripts of Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Cambodia during the Angkor period in the late 13th century, many historians have learned that the two countries have a deep interactive relationship in history and diplomacy.
He added that, relationship between Cambodia and China has been closely linked since ancient times and has been nurtured by generations of leaders until the present day.
Siem Reap Provincial Deputy Governor, Dy Rado, said, he was pleased to see the photo exhibition tour launch in Siem Reap province, which is Cambodia’s tourist hub and home to the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park.
“This photo exhibition tour has provided an opportunity for us to showcase the natural beauty, economic development, cultural heritage, tourism resources, and urban images of both Cambodia and China,” he said at the event, adding that, the event would further contribute to the development of Cambodia’s tourism industry.– NNN-AKP
