Princess Norodom Jenna from Cambodia (in green) learns the classic Chinese folk songYimeng Mountain Minorunder the guidance of Song Shoulian, a third-generation practitioner of the folk tradition in Feixian county, Linyi, on June 28. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

　　Princess Norodom Jenna, a member of the Cambodian Royal Family, expressed her deep connection to Linyi, Shandong province, during her first official visit to the city on June 26-28.

　　The princess rose to fame on Chinese social media after performing the classic Chinese folk songYimeng Mountain Minorin fluent Mandarin during a China-Cambodia cultural exchange event in Phnom Penh this April.

　　Driven by a deep curiosity about the song's origins, she embarked on her first cultural journey to Linyi – the birthplace of the folk tune.

　　“Linyi will always be special to me,“ she said. “It's where the beautiful song Yimeng Mountain Minor was born. It painted a picture of Linyi's soul – gentle, proud, and full of heart.“

　　The folk songYimeng Mountain Minor, which is now the city song of Linyi, was once selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one of the “world's outstanding songs“.

　　During her visit, she performed it together with Song Shoulian, a renowned third-generation singer of the folk song in the city's Feixian county, where the song was originally created.

　　The 74-year-old taught Norodom the traditional way to perform the song and spoke of her as a quick learner.

　　The two quickly formed a warm and friendly bond, with the princess affectionately referring to Song as “grandma“.