PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia marked the 19th National Cultural Day with the show of traditional music and dances on Friday.
Held at the iconic Chaktomuk Theatre here, the annual event was presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and attended by some 800 people who are government officials, parliamentarians, senators, diplomatic corps, writers, artists and students.
The prime minister said the Cultural Day was a very important national day celebrated for the cause of cultural preservation and promotion.
"The celebration of this event will encourage ministries-institutions, the private sector, civil society organizations, fellow companies to work together to disseminate and raise global awareness on our rich cultural heritages," he said.
He added that Cambodia is proud that a number of tangible and intangible cultural heritages have been listed as world heritages by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
According to the prime minister, so far, the Southeast Asian nation has two tangible cultural properties, namely the Angkor Archeological Park and Preah Vihear Temple, and four intangible cultural heritages, namely the Royal Ballet, Sbek Thom or Khmer Shadow Theater, tug-of-war game and Chapei Dang Veng, a long-necked, two-stringed lute.
