Stilt house in Phluk
A boy is probably visiting a friend living in the stilt house.
Phluk is one of the floating villages in Cambodia, which look like floating on the water in the wet season.
The water level of Tonle Sap fluctuates by 10 meters between the wet and dry seasons. Houses in Phluk are constructed on stilts that are 6 to 9 meters to cope with the fluctuation. There are roads behind the houses but they inundate completely in the wet season.
Please note the spirit house on the balcony. It is for the guardian or ancestral spirit that probably predates the introduction of Buddhism. I also suppose that it has had an influence on the Phi houses in Thailand.
Stilt house in Phluk
A boy is probably visiting a friend living in the stilt house.
Phluk is one of the floating villages in Cambodia, which look like floating on the water in the wet season.
The water level of Tonle Sap fluctuates by 10 meters between the wet and dry seasons. Houses in Phluk are constructed on stilts that are 6 to 9 meters to cope with the fluctuation. There are roads behind the houses but they inundate completely in the wet season.
Please note the spirit house on the balcony. It is for the guardian or ancestral spirit that probably predates the introduction of Buddhism. I also suppose that it has had an influence on the Phi houses in Thailand.