SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Before each performance, Cambodian fairy (Apsara) dancer Ouk Pheakkdey and her teammates always light joss sticks and pray for success during the 90-minute show.
As a dancer of the epic performance "Smile of Angkor," Pheakkdey cherishes every opportunity to perform because she could show Cambodian culture to hundreds of foreign spectators at each show.
"I like fairy dance since I was a child, and always dreamt that I would become a beautiful fairy on the stage one day. Now, I have fulfilled about 70 percent of my dream because I have a bigger ambition to be the teacher of the fairy dance," said the 23-year-old dancer.
"I feel proud to be one of the dancers at this stage because I can contribute to preserving Khmer dance and promoting it to foreign spectators from different countries John Miller Womens Jersey ," said Pheakkdey, who has performed the epic for four years.
Invested by the Yunnan Culture Industry Investment Holding Co., Ltd, "Smile of Angkor," co-starred by Cambodian and Chinese artists, has entertained tourists since November 2010, and as of August 2017, more than 3 Shaq Lawson Womens Jersey ,000 shows have been made, attracting approximately 1.5 million viewers from across the globe.
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. Stretching over 400 square kilometers, including forested area, Angkor archaeological park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century.
Inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1992, the Angkor archeological park is Cambodia's most popular tourist destination.
The ancient site welcomed 1.41 million foreign visitors during the first seven months of 2017, according to Cambodia's latest statistics.
Many tourists choose to visit the Angkor monuments during daytime and come to the 850-seat Grand Theater at nighttime to watch "Smile of Angkor Dion Dawkins Womens Jersey ," the epic performance featuring the Angkor's history.
Fu Kaiting, general manager of Siem Reap (Cambodia) Performance and Arts Investment Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Yunnan Culture Industry Investment Holding Co., Ltd, said most of the performers are Cambodians, as Chinese artists are responsible for direction, music and dance.
Fu said the Angkor civilization was very brilliant Zay Jones Womens Jersey , there are amazing buildings, sculptures and other art treasures that had been buried in the jungle for hundreds of years.
He said that in order to reproduce the glorious culture of the Angkor dynasty, Chinese