To advance and implement the ‘2024 Cambodia-China People-to-People Exchange Year’, Cambodia’ s Ministry of Tourism, Siem Reap Provincial Government and Henan Provincial People’ s Government cooperated holding a series of cultural exchange activities about the ‘Cultural Tourism Exhibition’ and ‘When Shaolin Kungfu Meets Kun Lbokator in Angkor Wat’.

A group of Shaolin Kungfu monks arrive in Cambodia

The group of Shaolin Kungfu monks visit Angkor Wat

On April 21, 2024, under the guidance of Shaolin Kungfu monks master Yanwu and master Yanxuan, a group of 11 arrived in Angkor Wat province, Cambodia, receiving a warm welcome from master Yanshu, head of the Cambodian Shaolin Cultural Center. The group of Shaolin Kungfu monks also visited the Angkor Wat and other places accompanied by master Yanshu.

Shaolin monks explain the exhibition situation to Sun Shougang, deputy governor of the standing committee of Henan provincial committee

The group of Shaolin Kungfu monks take a photo with Qian Mingguang, Cambodia’ s secretary of state and deputy tourism minister

The ‘Cultural Tourism Exhibition’ and ‘When Shaolin Kungfu Meets Kun Lbokator in Angkor Wat’ were held  at the north square of the Bayon temple in Siam Reap province on the morning of April 24. Cambodia’ s tourism minister Song Suken and his wife, Sun Shougang, deputy governor of the Standing Committee of Henan Provincial Committee, deputy governor Ling Layun of Siem Reap province and other leaders as well as more than 500 guests were present.

Shaolin Kungfu performance

Cambodia’ s Kun Lbokator performance

During the day’ s event, the “China’ s Shaolin Kungfu’ and ‘Cambodia’ s Kun Lbokator’ shared the stage which received thunderous applause from audiences at the scene.

Shaolin Kungfu monks take a photo with Cambodia’ s Kun Lbokator performance team

Master Yanshu takes a photo with Cambodia’ s tourism governor Song Suken and his wife

Master Yanshu takes a photo with counsellor Lin Ruihua and secretary Zha Mingwei

On the morning of April 25, cultural counsellor Lin Ruihua of China’ s Embassy in Cambodia and secretary Zha Mingwei of the exchanges and cooperation department and others arrived in the Cambodian Shaolin Cultural Center to listen to the center’ s principal, master Yanshu’ s reports of the construction work for the Cambodian Shaolin Cultural Center. Counsellor Lin Ruihua highly recognized that Shaolin Temple establishes the Shaolin cultural center in Cambodia and hoped that the center could widely carry forward traditional Chinese culture and Shaolin culture to benefit more locals. (Report by Zou Xiang and pictures from the Cambodian Shaolin Cultural Center)