A Smurfs exhibition is currently featured at the Guangzhou Cultural Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily]

A celebration was held on Wednesday in Guangzhou, Guangdong province to mark the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Smurfs, the blue three-apple high creatures.

Diplomats from about 20 countries and Chinese and foreign artists attended the event, which was organized by the Consulate-General of the Kingdom of Belgium in Guangzhou and the Guangzhou Cartoonist Association.

A celebration was held on Thursday in Guangzhou, Guangdong province to mark the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Smurfs. [Photo provided to chinadaily]

Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, who took the pseudonym of Peyo, invented the tiny human-like superstars in 1958.

The animated TV series of the cartoon was syndicated in China in 1983 and played on Guangdong Television.

Two Guangzhou musicians even created a theme song for the series, which has been widely sung by generations since.

A Smurfs exhibition is currently featured at the Guangzhou Cultural Center and will run until the end of this month.

A Smurfs exhibition is currently featured at the Guangzhou Cultural Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily]

A celebration was held on Thursday in Guangzhou, Guangdong province to mark the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Smurfs. [Photo provided to chinadaily]

A celebration was held on Thursday in Guangzhou, Guangdong province to mark the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Smurfs. [Photo provided to chinadaily]

A Smurfs exhibition is currently featured at the Guangzhou Cultural Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily]