On January 11th, 2002, a photo of World Heritage in China and a film show, co-sponsored by Chinese Embassy in Myanmar and Myanmar Ministry of Culture, were successfully opened at Rangoon National Museum.

On display are 58 photos depicting world heritage in China and 50 photos of China's Peking Opera. The 14 films to be shown include DVD disks, documentaries and feature films such as Let World Filled with Love, Man River, Perching as After Flight, etc. There are also installed large-screen TV sets and computers for visitors to watch Chinese videotapes or read CD material. The show is to last till the 17th.

Myanmar's Minister of Publicity, Foreign Minister and Minister of Culture attended the opening ceremony. Over 400 people were present including Myanmar government officials involved, foreign diplomats in Myanmar, and overseas Chinese.

Myanmar Minister of Culture reviewed at the ceremony the cultural exchanges between the two countries. He highly commended the show run by Chinese Embassy, saying that each time it is held, it is richer in content and greater in scope than before, so that more and more Myanmar visitors are interested in the show, which helps to widen their horizon.

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Li Jinjun gave an account in his speech of China's cultural and natural heritage. He pointed out in particular, We shall never forget that Myanmar was, in that significant year, one of the 23 sponsor countries of the resolution that China's legal seat in the United Nations should be restored.

The opening ceremony was grand, animated and colorful, fully reflecting the brotherly sentiments shared by people of the two countries that will be ever intensifying in the coming new century.