SIEM REAB a province located in the northwestern of Cambodia, on the shore of TONLE SAP lake. The provincial capital is SIEM REAB town. The name literally mean"siem(Thailand)is defeated"a remainder of century old conflict between Cambodia and thiland. Culture village is one of the interesting place in siem reab which contain 11 unique village that represent different culture heritage. At each village the tourist will be able to enjoy the excellent wood house, carving, soft skill in stone, traditional performance in different style such as: Apsara dancing, performance of ethnic minorities from northwest of Cambodia, traditional weeding ceremony, circus, popular game, peacock dancing, acrobat,elephant show,boxing and more...
The most interesting place in siem reab are all the temple which is build by the former king of Cambodia. There are a lot of temple in siem reab but there are only a few that are the most popular temple :
- Angkor Wat Temple: It is one of the great complexes of ancient temple in southeast Asia. It was built during the early year of 12th century by the king Suryavarman ll. It is design to represent Mount Meru (Home of divas in Hidu) More over it become a symbol of Cambodia and appearing on our national flag. This temple is very important for Cambodia because it attracting all of the tourist from another country and in Cambodia too.
- Temple of phnom Bakheng: It was built at the end of 9th century during the reign of king Yasovarman. it located a top of a hill more over it is a popular tourist spot for sunset view. The temple face east measure 76 meters square. originally, 108 small towers were arrayed around the temple. Phnom Bakheng is one of the three hilltop in the Angkor region that are attributed to Yasovarman's reign.
Written by Starvin
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