STORY: Iranian official hails extensive cultural cooperation with China
SHOOTING TIME: May 19, 2024
DATELINE: May 21, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:42
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the National Museum of Iran
2. SOUNDBITE (Farsi): JEBRAEL NOKANDEH, Director of National Museum of Iran
3. various of the National Museum of Iran

STORYLINE:

Iran's cooperation with China in the area of cultural heritage is "extensive, friendly and responsible," Director of the National Museum of Iran Jebrael Nokandeh said in Tehran on Saturday.

Nokandeh said, as two major cultural heritage hubs in the world, Iran and China, one located in West Asia and the other in East Asia, were connected via the ancient Silk Road, "which is their common heritage."

He said the two countries have been promoting cultural cooperation under the framework of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia, which was established in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, in late April 2023.

SOUNDBITE (Farsi): JEBRAEL NOKANDEH, Director of National Museum of Iran
"The National Museum of Iran had been working with the Palace Museum in Beijing, Shanghai Museum, the National Museum of China, China's National Administration of Cultural Heritage, and the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage in areas of archeological research, cultural relics exchange, and organizing exhibitions and educational workshops."

Nokandeh said Iranian culture has attracted a significant number of Chinese tourists to the National Museum of Iran, with Chinese visitors comprising the largest group of non-Iranian visitors over the past 12 months.

To facilitate the visits by Chinese tourists, the museum has published brochures in Chinese and trained museum docents for Chinese visitors.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran.
(XHTV)