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In June 2014, the Chinese Ministry of Culture, the Yunnan Provincial Publicity Department, and the Xinzhi Group of Yunnan (Xinzhi Books Group) cooperated to fund and build the Chinese Cultural House in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, renamed as China Cultural Center in Phnom Penh, and also known as 金边中国文化之家 or 金边中国文化中心. In June 2014, the Foreign Languages Liaison Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and the Kunming Xinzhi Group's Letter of Intent on the Establishment of the Chinese Cultural House in Phnom Penh was formally signed. With the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Publicity Department of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and the assistance of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, Xinzhi Group relied on the Cambodian (Phnom Penh) Chinese Documents Office of the group to establish the "Phnom Penh Chinese Cultural House", which was also the first "house" of overseas Chinese culture. On August 20, 2014, the China International School of the Chinese Cultural House in Phnom Penh opened. On December 31, 2014, the unveiling ceremony was held ("柬埔寨国王西哈莫尼、首相洪森分别会见杨洁篪"). The Phnom Penh China Cultural Center was inaugurated by President Xi Jinping and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on October 13, 2016, during Xi's visit to Cambodia, in order to boost cultural exchanges between the two nations. It is located in the downtown area of the Cambodian capital, spanning a total area of 5,000 square meters. The center contains a full-time Chinese language school, equipped with classrooms, exhibition halls, digital reading rooms, dance rooms, martial arts training rooms, and tea experience centers. Regular cultural events, including performances, exhibitions, seminars, and competitions are held. The school has more than 80 full-time students. At night, there are more than 40 adult students. The main enrollment targets are Cambodian nationals who are interested in learning Chinese.