Cambodia 34 posts
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Animism in Cambodia
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January 30, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: SOK Eng ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Cambodia Before Buddism and Brama, Cambodian people have a long history and strong belief in Animism that is a kind of superstitious belief in Cambodian history culture. The animism that our people rely on rank from NAk Ta, (Spirit that believed to live in the mountain and jungle and protect all kind of animals and their shelter), Arak...
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Game of Chess or Chaktrong
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January 30, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: SOK Eng ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Cambodia Name of Chaktrong Photo by: Keo Chanbo The game of Chess or Chaktrong has originated since the ancient time. It is a game for soldiers to increase their intellectual and critical thinking skill used for war. This game could be named in three ways as follow. Ouk: The goal of the game is to kill Khun (king). By the rule, if a ch...
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Keep It Simple and Yummy
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January 28, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: SOK Eng ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Cambodia It is an ideal to live your life as simple and easy as possible; however, peoples’ choices to make their lives at ease are vary from one to another. Personally, I prefer to eat easy and simple as a way of enjoying my life. And my favorite dishes are those that I can find right at my fingertips, and those are made from ingredie...
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Buffalo racing
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January 24, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by SOK Eng ASEAN-Korea Correspondent, Cambodia Buffaloes are useful animal that Cambodian people use in their rice field for ploughing and mitigating farmers’ heavy work on gardening and farming. In addition to its usefulness, buffaloes would also honor their masters by getting a champion in the buffalo racing that takes place annually in Vihear Sour commune in Kandal province, ...
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Pchum Ben Festival
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January 23, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: Sok Eng ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Cambodia Pchum Ben festival or festival of dead is Khmer religious festival that Cambodian people celebrate annually for 15 days, which starts from day 1 to day 15 of the waning moon of Paktra Both, Khmer lunar calendar that would fall on either September or October. Actually, on day 15 is the real Pchum Ben day because Ben in Khmer me...
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Cambodian Traditional and Contemporary Music
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September 6, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: Dom Vannak ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Cambodia Music came to existence in human life for more than 50,000 years. Music generally is not used only for the entertainment purpose alone. The creation of music is religiously believed that for the purpose of worshiping God and divine spirit to entertain them and ask for prosperity, happiness, forgiveness and many a times for ...
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Amazing Facts about Angkor Wat Temple
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September 6, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: Dom Vannak ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Cambodia Angkor Wat was built in 11th and 12th centuries. It was the most glorious period of Cambodian history. The city is known as the Angkor City, the world’s largest pre-industrial city. The period of Khmer empire left many thousands of wonderful furnished stone temples across the empire. Some temples’ architectures stand the be...
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Flying Kites
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August 6, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: Dom Vannak ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Cambodia Flying kites is one of Cambodian arts. Its history dates back for more than 2000 years. For contemporary Cambodia, children always play kites which they make them by hands and without many complicated methods. Cambodian children make them with paper or plastic paper tied up with small bamboo sticks. It has many kinds both s...
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Cambodian Best Architecture
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August 6, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: Dom Vannak ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Cambodia Cambodia has her own architecture style although it is seen to have some influence from Indian architecture. This unique style stands among one of the best architectures in the world. Cambodia’s largest and most prestigious legacy is certainly the Angkorean Architecture which made up of monuments built between the 9th and 1...
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Animals and Plants as National Symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia
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July 2, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Cambodia
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Article written by: DOM Vannak ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Kingdom of Cambodia Each country has some specific things either animals or the objects as its symbols. Practicing of taking one object or more as the symbol of one group or nation has been carried out throughout history of human kind. This practice is usually seen in the tribal community. Accordingly, we can see there are countries...
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