SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- A series of cultural events will be launched on Thursday in Seoul to promote South Koreans' understanding to China and push forward the friendly cooperation between Beijing and Seoul, officials of China and South Korea said Wednesday.

At a news conference held on Wednesday, Cai Wu, minister of Chinese Information Office of the State Council, said the events, named as Experience China in South Korea 2006, will be the biggest-ever Chinese cultural gathering staged in South Korea since the two nations established diplomatic ties in 1992.

The events were carried out under an agreement by Chinese President Hu Jintao and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun during the APEC summit in South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan in last November, said the minister, stressing that the events reflect the developing all-around partnership between China and South Korea and will be recorded as an important event in history of the Beijing-Seoul relations.

"The Experience China in South Korea 2006 will boost the understanding of South Korean people over China and help to further develop the friendly cooperation between the two nations," said Yoo Jae-woong, director of the Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS).

"It will be a successful event and carry out a win-win result," Yoo said.

The Experience China in South Korea 2006, jointly hosted by the Chinese Information Office of the State Council and the KOIS, will be kicked off on Thursday at the Olympic Park in Seoul with an opening ceremony and a display of about 500 photos revealing the 14-year relations between China and South Korea since 1992.

During the 10-day events, about 300 Chinese will stage a variety of performance, including Chinese traditional musicals, Tibet dances and martial performances, in Seoul.

Representatives from the two countries will also hold journalist and business forums during the event. Enditem