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China Helping Restore Cambodia's Ruined Angkor TempleRestoration work for the ruined Chau Say Tevoda in Angkor Wat got underway Wednesday with assistance from the Chinese government.Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, minister of Culture and Fine Arts Ministry and the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Yan Tingai attended the ground-breaking ceremony.Also present were Zhang Bo, deputy director of the Department of Cultural Relics of China, Vann Molyvann, president executive-director of the APSARA Authority, Nam Tum, first deputy governor of Siem Reap Province, and representatives of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The China Cultural Relics Research Institute was entrusted with the task of preserving and renovating the Chau Say Tevoda of Angkor Wat on behalf of the Chinese Government. And the team leader, Jiang Huaiying, is a noted expert in protecting ancient buildings. The restoration work for the temple, with a donation of 10 million yuan (over 1.2 million U.S. dollars) from China, is scheduled to be completed within five years. Ambassador Yan said that it is the first time for the Chinese government to take part in the restoration of cultural relics in a foreign country. He believes that the restoration work will help promote the traditional friendship between the peoples of the two countries and enhance the friendly cooperation and exchanges in culture and cultural relics. Princess Bopha Devi expressed her heartfelt thanks to the Chinese government for its assistance and spoke highly of the hard work done by Chinese experts. The temples in the Angkor area have been seriously damaged due to heavy rains, looting and lack of protection. The temples of Angkor, built between the 9th and the 13th centuries, have already been registered as a world heritage site. So far, several countries, including Japan, France, Italy, India and China, have taken part in the conservation and restoration work of Angkor Wat.
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