Cambodian Cultural Village, Theme park and museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
The Cambodian Cultural Village is a theme park and museum in Siem Reap with replica traditional buildings and exhibition areas representing different regions of the country. The site displays buildings in the style of various areas, performance spaces, and collections documenting local craftsmanship and daily life.
Construction began in 2001 and the park opened on 24 September 2003 on Road No. 6, about 3 km from Siem Reap airport and 5 km from Angkor Wat. It closed permanently in November 2020 as tourism collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 18 June 2022 it reopened as Angkor Green Gardens Park, run by Dara Group Company.
The park's villages are replicas, not originals: they reproduce Khmer wooden houses, a wat, a mosque and 1/20-scale models of Phnom Penh's Central Market, the Royal Palace and Wat Phnom. Performers stage Apsara dance, northeastern minority dances, Khmer wedding rites, folk games, peacock dancing, acrobatics, elephant shows and boxing.
The site lies on National Road 6, about 3 km from Siem Reap airport, 6 km from the town centre and 5 km from Angkor Wat. The grounds cover 210,000 square metres, so plan on long walks between the village sections. The park closed in November 2020 and reopened on 18 June 2022 as Angkor Green Gardens Park under Dara Group Company, so check the current name before setting out.
The wax museum shows scenes from Cambodian history, including the building of Angkor Wat and daily life in the Chenla period, alongside figures of people recorded in the chronicles. Elsewhere on the grounds stand 1/20-scale models of Phnom Penh's Central Market, the Royal Palace, Wat Phnom and Phnom Oudong.
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