AKP Phnom Penh, January 18, 2025 --

The Chinese Embassy to Cambodia on Jan. 16 organised an early celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel.

H.E. Wang Wenbin, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, chaired the event that brought together Chinese working in Cambodia and Chinese Cambodians in the country.

“This is my first Spring Festival in Cambodia. Ever since I’ve been here, I have come to realise that there are many Chinese and Cambodian traditions that are almost the same or similar,” said H.E. Wang Wenbin.

He gave examples of the similarity between the boat racing during the Cambodia's Water Festival and the dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival in China, and Cambodia's Pchum Ben Day and China's Qingming Festival.

As in the previous year, he added, many Cambodians will also celebrate the Spring Festival to be traditionally observed by the end of this month.

“I am very much looking forward to celebrating the Spring Festival with Cambodian friends, with whom we can experience the culture and joy of the festival as well as the family-like affinity between our two peoples,” continued the ambassador.

By Phal Sophanith