The 2023 Chinese Film Week in Myanmar opened at the China Cultural Center in Yangon on Thursday with screening of five Chinese movies.

Over 100 government officials and representatives from both sides attended the event's opening ceremony.

The film week, which will run until Monday, is jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, the China Media Group (CMG) and the China Cultural Center in Yangon.

Myanmar's Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn said at the opening ceremony that the event would help Myanmar people better understand China and promote the China-Myanmar fraternal friendship.

After watching a film on China's poverty alleviation and rural vitalization, the minister said the hard-working Chinese people and the broad history of China would be understood through the movies, adding that it would also help deepen understanding and trust between the people of the two countries.

"Through the films we could feel that the Chinese government values the people and struggles for the people. We could learn from them where we need to improve and what the government should do for the people. I hope more of such activities will be held in the future," said the official.

Five Chinese movies and TV dramas, including Dream of the Red Mansions, Detective Chinatown 1, The Journey to The West and the documentary A Bite of China Season 2, are to be screened during the five-day film week.