The opening ceremony of “One River, One Family” International Cultural Exchange Series

The opening ceremony was attended by an array of dignitaries in the Lancang-Mekong river basin, including Zeng Yan, Standing Member of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee; Somsavat Lengsavad, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos; Krasae Chanawongse, Former Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sok Chanpheakdey, State Secretary of the Cambodian Ministry of Information and many more.

Somsavat Lengsavad, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony. [Yunnan Daily/Photo]

Krasae Chanawongse, Former Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as President of Nakhon Phanom University Council, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony. [Yunnan Daily/Photo]

The opening saw the roll-out of a diversity of projects for international communication, such as

the “Yunnan: A Many-Splendored Life” cultural exchange

the multilingual “Explore Yunnan” microfilms

the “Yunnan and Its Friendship Cities Worldwide” project

and several outdoor cultural exhibitions.

Bilateral and multi-lateral cooperative agreements on communication, culture and education were signed in succession at the opening, involving China International Communications Group, Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia, Lao Pasaxon Newspaper, Myanmar Northern Light Weekly, American International Daily News, Chinese provincial media groups, and universities in the Lancang-Mekong river basin.

Photo provided by Yunnan Daily; written by Wang Shixue