STORY: Chinese artists perform in Cambodia to celebrate people-to-people exchange year
SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024
DATELINE: June 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:02
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): PENG BOPHA, Spectator
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): TON BOPHA, Spectator
3. various of the opening ceremony of the Chinese arts performance in Phnom Penh
4. various of Chinese artists performing
5. various of people watching Chinese arts performance

STORYLINE:

The "Family China" art troupe of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese on Saturday performed classic Peking Opera, traditional dances, music, and acrobatics in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, attracting approximately 3,500 spectators.

Held at the Diamond Island's Grand Theater, the glittering cultural show was organized to further promote cultural ties and people-to-people contact, as 2024 is the Cambodia-China people-to-people exchange year.

The two-hour show presented diverse forms of Chinese traditional arts.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): PENG BOPHA, Spectator
"They (the artists) have performed well and vividly. This is my first time watching such a Chinese cultural performance. I like Chinese culture because it is an old culture, and there are many forms of art that we have never seen and watched in person before. This show helps me understand China's culture and civilization. This year is the (Cambodia-China) people-to-people exchange year, so this art performance will bring closer ties between the two countries."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): TON BOPHA, Spectator
"This is my second time watching such a show. I like it because it is very attractive to Cambodian people. I think it's a good show because the artists are very talented, performing vividly and fascinatingly. It has created closeness in the relationship between the peoples of Cambodia and China."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Phnom Penh.
(XHTV)