Artists performs to celebrate China-Cambodia cultural day

Chinese and Cambodian artists jointly performed here on Tuesday evening to celebrate the China-Cambodia cultural day.

Held at the Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, the two-hour show, which was staged by Chinese artists at the institute and Cambodian artists from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, attracted dozens of spectators.

Chea Munyrith, director of the Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, said the performance was part of cultural exchange between China and Cambodia.

"I'm confident that the event will cotribute further to enhancing traditional friendship relations between the two countries," he said.

Siyun Sophearith, a professor of culture from the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said the joint show would also contribute to creating closer relations between the peoples of the two countries.

At the event, each of the performances had received hearty rounds of applause from the audience.