Kirirom National Park located at Phnom Sruoch district in
the province of Kampong Speu is established on a seven hundred meters hill with
about 80,000 acres of forested land. It has a high altitude plateau, is known for
its unique high elevation pine forest.
The name 'Kirirom' meaning Mountain of Joy was given to it
by the King of Cambodia whose official name is Preah Suramarith Kossmak.
Kirirom is famous because it has spectacular scenery and its
astonishing waterfalls.
Cambodian Cultural Village is located along
National Road No. 6, the road to the airport, and address in Svay Dangkum
Village, Krus Commune, Siem Reap Province. It is easy to recognize as its
symbol which with decoration of waterwheel at the main gate. Cambodia cultural
village cover a total area of 210,000 square meters.
Cambodia cultural village is a theme park
which was started the construction in 2001, and opened its door for public on
24 September 2003. Inside this amusement park, there are several important
historical buildings and structures presenting with miniature versions such as
Royal Palace, National Museum, Central Market, Wat Phnom, and so on. According
to the information from Cambodian cultural village, there are eleven unique
villages, representing the varied culture heritage of nineteen ethnic groups.
At each village are wood house, carving in stone, traditional performances in
different styles such as Apsara dancing, performances of ethnic minorities from
north-east of Cambodia, traditional wedding ceremony, circus, folk games,
peacock dancing, acrobats, elephant shows, and more.
Cambodia cultural village also has a wax
museum displaying scenes from culture and history such as living activities of
ethnic groups, Khmer family, war scene, scene of Preah Neang Soma (Liv Yi), and
more. This wax museum also displays some famous public figures such as Samdach
Choun Nath, Samdach Penn Nouth, King Ang Duong, Phirum Ngoy, pop star Sin
Sisamuth, researcher from China – Chiv Ta Kvan and a lot more.
Cambodia cultural village
is popular with Cambodian and other Asian visitors
Song Saa Island (Koh Oun & Koh Bong)
កោះសង្សារ (កោះអូន កោះបង)
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The most luxurious island in Cambodia is Song-Saa Island
which is a Khmer word, meant “The Sweethearts”, implying the intimate and
harmony. Song Saa Island consists of two pristine islands ( Koh Oun and Koh
Bong).
These twin islands are located in the untouched Koh Rong
Archipelago where is the home for the rich and diverse marine life including
turtles, seahorse, and exotic species of tropical fish, while on the islands is
full of virgin rainforests, tropical reefs and glistening white beaches.
Song Saa Island lies secluded 30 kilometers west of Sihanoukville,
in this magnificent seascape, just 35 minutes by boat from the port of
Sihanoukville. These two small adjacent islands are four and three hectares in
size respectively.
Song Saa is a private island developed by a couple named
Rory and Melita Hunter who are impressed with tropical environment of the
islands with pristine beaches, rainforests. They are also looking ahead for new
opportunities to bring their vision of world-class sustainable luxury to other
parts of Cambodia and Southeast Asia.
They found a natural paradise of Cambodia – Song Saa Island!
Banteay Kdey Temple is located in front of Srah Srang and southeast of Ta Prohm Temple, Siem Reap Province. It was built in the late half of the 12th and early 13th centuries by King Jayavarman VII. The temple is similar in art and architecture of Ta Prohm, but it is smaller and less complex.
Research conducted by the University of Sofia has indicated that this temple was built on another older temple as evidenced by a foundation base found under Banteay Kdey temple. Archeologists believe the foundation may be related to Kod village during the reign of King Jayavarman II.
