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Phnom Penh, Travel Guide,
Wat Phnom Temple,
Independence Monument |
CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh

Is the capital and largest city of
Cambodia, the kingdom of Khmer is located at the junctures of the
Mekong, Bassac and Tonle Sap Rivers, Cambodia is one of the most
poor countries in south east Asia, It is bordered by Lao, Thailand
and Vietnam. The Government in Cambodia is multiparty democracy. The
city retains its traditional and colonial charm. is the gateway to
the temples of Angkor in the west, and the beaches of Sihanouk
village on the south.
Wat Phnom Temple
Is On a hill
north of the city, Wat Phnom together with independence monument is
the symbols of the capital city. Phnom Penh has been the capital of
Cambodia since the mid of 15th century, after the fall of Angkor and
it was built under the control of the French colony.
Independence Monument
Is build to remind the end of
French's rule over Cambodia in 1953 It is also used for the memory
of the souls that they fallen for the country's freedom.


The poor neighborhoods
Somewhere in this poor
neighborhoods of
Phnom Penh I meet Tong he is a taxi driver he buy with
a lot of labor one motorbike and he make the tour of Phnom Penh
to the tourist that visit he's town, the life is very difficult for
Tong he have 3 daughters one son and a blind mother to take care.
It
was a strange that many of the children they like to touch me but
Tong was explain to me that it was really difficult here to see
people with white skin some of the children that was younger
they never see before. The people here was happy even that they was
really poor. The system is killing the human spirit.
But here they living
for the moment and is nothing to take this moment a way.
The school of Culture arts
My interest about Phnom Penh
was not limited to the poor neighborhoods in the center of the city
I discover one of the biggest school that is exist here the school
of culture arts. Children's from all ages they come here to learn
them on culture by teach in them traditional music and dancing, in
every room there are different teachers for a different instrument.
This room is the biggest is the place of dancing and theater.

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