Townscape of Phluk in the Siem Reap province
A photo taken in the centre of Phluk where the Tahas riverside is lined up with tall stilt houses creating a unique townscape.
There are two types of floating villages in Cambodia.
One is those built on stilts like in Phluk by Khmers. They make living by fishing in Tonle Sap and cultivating rice inland.
The other is those built on rafts by Vietnamese fishermen. This type is really floating on Tonle Sap. The difference is created by the residents' social status; the government of Cambodia does not regard Vietnamese immigrants as Cambodian nationals, which hinders them from owning a land!
In the vicinity of Siem Reap, Chong Khneas 20 km to the west of Phluk is the latter type. When I visited Cambodia in 2004. I took a boat probably from that village and travelled to Battambang through another floating village of the latter type.
A photo taken at that time is here (flic.kr/p/25ZYug4).
The estimated numbers of ethnic Vietnamese population in Cambodia are from 0.3 to 1 million depending on the sources. The two countries have a long-standing historical animosity that has yet to be resolved.
Townscape of Phluk in the Siem Reap province
A photo taken in the centre of Phluk where the Tahas riverside is lined up with tall stilt houses creating a unique townscape.
There are two types of floating villages in Cambodia.
One is those built on stilts like in Phluk by Khmers. They make living by fishing in Tonle Sap and cultivating rice inland.
The other is those built on rafts by Vietnamese fishermen. This type is really floating on Tonle Sap. The difference is created by the residents' social status; the government of Cambodia does not regard Vietnamese immigrants as Cambodian nationals, which hinders them from owning a land!
In the vicinity of Siem Reap, Chong Khneas 20 km to the west of Phluk is the latter type. When I visited Cambodia in 2004. I took a boat probably from that village and travelled to Battambang through another floating village of the latter type.
A photo taken at that time is here (flic.kr/p/25ZYug4).
The estimated numbers of ethnic Vietnamese population in Cambodia are from 0.3 to 1 million depending on the sources. The two countries have a long-standing historical animosity that has yet to be resolved.