What are the tourist attractions in Cambodia?

Cambodian tourist attractions include Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh Palace, Independence Monument, Tashan Mountain and bayon temple.

1, Angkor wat monument

Angkor was the capital of Angkor Dynasty in Cambodia in the 9th-/Kloc-0th-5th century. It was built in the 9th-/kloc-0th/2nd century, and is famous for its magnificent stone buildings and exquisite carvings.

/kloc-In the middle of the 0/5th century, the Angkor Dynasty moved southward due to the invasion of Siam, and the old Angkor gradually became barren until it was submerged in the forest. 65438+ was rediscovered by French explorers at the end of 2009 and listed as one of the seven wonders of the world. It is located about 3 14km northwest of Phnom Penh.

Due to years of war and natural invasion, Angkor monuments have been seriously damaged. UNESCO listed Angkor as a world cultural heritage in 1992, and established the International Coordinating Committee for the Protection of Angkor Monuments. There are more than 600 existing historical sites, distributed within a radius of nearly 400 square kilometers.

2. Phnom Penh Palace

The RoyalPalace in Phnom Penh, also known as the Four Arms Bay Grand Palace, is named because it is located at the intersection of the upper Mekong River, tonle sap river River, the lower Mekong River and the Bassa River. It was built by King Norodom in 1866- 1870. The palace is rectangular, 435 meters long and 402 meters wide, with a wall outside.

Palace buildings have traditional Khmer architectural style and religious color, and palaces have minarets, which represent prosperity; The temple body is painted yellow and white, with yellow representing Buddhism and white representing Brahmanism. The palace was originally a wooden structure, but it was later converted into a cement structure, but it maintained its original style. The main buildings in the palace are: Silver Pavilion, Golden Hall, Bogani Pavilion, Kemaling Palace and Moonlight Building.

3. Independence Monument

Located at the intersection of Norodom Avenue and Sihanoukville Avenue, the Cambodian Independence Monument was built to commemorate Cambodia's liberation from French colonial rule and its complete independence on10.9.

Completed in March, 1958, height 37m, 7 floors. It has 100 snake gods (a symbol of Cambodian culture). Every year on Independence Day, the King of Cambodia or his representative will hold a grand celebration here. Visiting foreign heads of state also came here to lay wreaths.

4.Tashan

Tashan Mountain, also known as Tazai Mountain, is the birthplace of Phnom Penh. According to legend, an ancient woman named Ben drifted here along the Mekong River because of the flood. She found a Buddha statue and enshrined it on a hill. Later, she built a temple here, and worshippers came in an endless stream, which gradually developed into a prosperous town. She was named "Hundred Bags Ben", which means "The Lady's Mountain", and the local overseas Chinese translated it as "Phnom Penh".

Tashan Mountain is about 100 meters high, and there is a statue of this lady at the top of the tower, which burns incense all day long and is one of the symbols of Phnom Penh.

5. bayon temple

As a part of the world-famous Angkor Wat, there are more than 200 huge stone statues in bayon temple. Many people think that this strange smiling face is regarded by many as Angkor himself or the image of his combination with Buddha. It was built by the king in the12nd century as part of the large-scale expansion of its capital Angkor.