To mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Cambodia screens several Chinese films, including Love is Not Blind. Photo: CFP
To mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Cambodia screens several Chinese films, including The Piano in a Factory. Photo: CFP
To mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Cambodia screens several Chinese films, including Love on Gallery Bridge. Photo: CFP
Throngs of Cambodian teenagers flocked to Phnom Penh's Lux cinema Monday to watch Chinese movies screened to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of Cambodia-China diplomatic ties.
The movies are part of the China Today Arts Week, which will run through Friday.
"It drew crowds of students from various universities on the first day," Sok Sophal, deputy chief of the cinema department at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, which co-organized the event, told Xinhua.
"We arranged around 800 seats for spectators, but up to 1,200 people attended the event," he said.
Six Chinese movies - The Smile of Angkor, The Piano in a Factory, Mother, Love on Gallery Bridge, Thangs Ka and Love Is Not Blind - have been showing at the cinema.
The Smile of Angkor features the spectacular, ancient Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia's premiere World Heritage Site, and the natural landscapes in and around the temple, he said.
"All the films had been dubbed into the Khmer language, so Cambodian people can fully enjoy them," he said, adding that the six featured films depict the values, culture and typical lives of people in China.
"I believe that these films will be a model for Cambodian youth to follow in their daily lives after they have watched them," he said.
Sar Socheata, a student at the University of Fine Arts, said, "After watching this film, I feel that the culture and environment are beautiful, and it stimulates me to love and want to conserve ancient temples and nature."
"Chinese stars have performed very well in these movies," said Touch Kakada, also a student at the University of Fine Arts. "Through these movies, Cambodians will be able to learn more about the richness of Chinese culture and traditions and the daily life of the Chinese people."
Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeung Sakuna, who was among the viewers, said the event in the nation's capital city was part of an effort to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between Cambodia and China on culture.
"The showing of the movies is not only an opportunity for Cambodian people to learn more about Chinese traditions, but also a chance for Cambodian and Chinese cultural officials to exchange experiences and build closer relations."
"The China Today Arts Week is a milestone in promoting the cultural relations between Cambodia and China," she said.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo said this year marks first time that the China Today Arts Week has come to Cambodia.
Fan Xiaowei, head of the Chinese movie delegation, said all the featured films are very famous in China and he is confident that through the films, the Cambodian people will know more about Chinese people.
The China Today Arts Week, organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, is the largest of its kind in the history of cultural exchanges between Cambodia and China.
Besides the movie screenings, a group of Chinese singers, musicians and acrobats also staged a series of Chinese traditional songs and dances in Phnom Penh's Chaktomuk Theater.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An was among 1,000 spectators at the opening of the Chinese arts performance Monday evening.
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