Published on April 3, 2015 14:10

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When I went to Cambodia, I didn't do much homework. I saved a lot of heart by having a base for the front stop. The car, accommodation and itinerary were basically arranged. The trip to Cambodia is not complicated. Generally, Angkor is the only tourist. Because we have factories in Xigang, Xigang is a must. Therefore, we book a ticket from Shanghai to Phnom Penh. Besides, we have seven old people, including parents, parents in law, uncles and aunts. Six of them are over 70 years old. The direct flight of China Eastern Airlines is in the early morning, so the time is not suitable, If you choose Dragonair, which is connecting via Hong Kong, you will be more comfortable though it takes a longer time. The air tickets were ordered in a scattered way. At the beginning, they just prepared for four people to go, one after another, and then they added more people. Finally, they became a team of ten people. They ordered the air tickets four or five times. The cheapest one was more than 3100, and the most expensive one was more than 3600. Among them, my cousin and her classmates decided to join temporarily. They didn't get their passports until new year's Eve. They couldn't book the same flight. They went from Wuxi to Guangzhou, Guangzhou to Phnom Penh.

Cambodia can sign on the spot. Considering that we have brought a team of elderly people and are afraid of wasting time, we'd better sign on the Internet, 300 RMB / person. The landing visa is $20. My cousin's passport is white. She has language communication problems. She bullied the two girls and asked for a visa fee of 300 RMB. There was no need to go through any procedures. The forms were filled out by the staff and went directly to the customs.

As for clothing, Cambodia is hot all the year round, only in rainy season and dry season. The temperature is above 30 degrees all the year round, so you can bring summer clothes. Cambodia is also a Buddhist country. We must pay attention to the dress of many scenic spots. Sleeveless clothes and suspenders are often blocked outside, even with scarves and shawls. Shorts are also not allowed, must be below the knee, this need to pay attention to, there is no regulation on shoes, slippers do not matter.

There is also the exchange of currency. U.S. dollars and Cambodian currency reil are commonly used in Cambodia. Generally, the reil is only used for small change, and it is usually enough to pay U.S. dollars.

Originally, I wanted to rent a mobile wifi. My cousin asked at the Guangzhou airport, 45 yuan per day. There might be no signal at Angkor Wat, so I gave up. Later, I went to Phnom Penh to buy a phone card. It seems that it costs US $1 to buy a card and it can be recharged with us $5. It can be used for one month. There are phone charges and traffic in it. I forget how much traffic it is. Anyway, less than ten days there is enough.

Before we set out, I bought a Book of "may in full bloom" and temporarily hugged Buddha's feet to learn about Angkor Wat.

Because I got some Hong Kong dollars when I transferred from Hong Kong. I feel that this trip is really a local tyrant. There are four kinds of coins, which can be used in other ways, hehe.

March 2, Shanghai - Hong Kong - Phnom Penh

On the evening of March 1, the plane that sent her daughter to Australia directly stayed at the airport. At 8:40 a.m. on March 2, the plane flew from Shanghai to Hong Kong and transferred to Phnom Penh in Hong Kong. The two flights were both Dragonair. When handling the ticket, she directly took two boarding passes and checked her luggage to Phnom Penh.

The flight in the morning was very punctual. We arrived at the Hong Kong Airport in more than two hours. Today's plan is to be on the road. Therefore, we have plenty of time. We have to fly to Phnom Penh at 4:00 p.m. and linger at the airport in the middle of the afternoon. Cambodian time is one hour later than Beijing time. The plane took off from Hong Kong at 4:00 and arrived at Phnom Penh airport at 5:30 Cambodian time. On the plane, I conscientiously filled in the entry form, exit form, application form and health card of eight people (an extra one due to Ebola virus), and I also issued the application form signed by the people on the plane, which I didn't need to fill in. I got off the plane, distributed my passport, visa, entry-exit card, health card and declaration form, checked them and entered the country. The immigration check here is very loose. You can't read the health card at all, and you can't read the declaration form. No wonder you just have to fill in the declaration form. In the immigration hall, there is a sign in Chinese saying "no tips". However, the clerk will still ask you for it. You can refuse it. It's just a minute's delay. It's better for the elderly. The probability of direct release is higher.

Entry, luggage, unloading winter clothes, summer clothes, out of the airport. Phnom Penh airport is very small. Unlike Pudong and Hong Kong, it takes half a day to walk. As soon as you go out, you will meet your cousin. You don't have to worry that you can't find anyone without a phone. Our wheat was waiting there. Ten people got on the bus and went to the hotel.

Phnom Penh is not a big city, and the traffic is very bad. The roads are narrow and disordered. The "Dudu" cars are packed with cars at every turn. There are few traffic lights at the intersection. It's all up to you and me. During the two days in Phnom Penh, I didn't see any buses. There were bus stop signs and no waiting people. Probably, the main traffic functions were performed by motorcycles and "Dudu".

The hotel is not bad. It's 50 bucks a night. Except for Xiaoqiang, it's clean and bright. It's easy to write the WiFi password directly on the room card. It's a very anxious thing without Internet. If you don't need to contact by phone, it's OK not to buy a phone card. Restaurants and hotels basically have free wifi,

The Cantonese food for dinner is mainly light, with lots of old people. The shrimp is very good, fresh and delicious. In the next few meals, you will have a kilogram of shrimp. After dinner, wheat took us to the bar street, bought some fruits and went back to the hotel. After a day's work, we went back to the house, washed and slept.

March 3 grand palace central market monument

I had a buffet breakfast in the hotel, and made an appointment with wheat's brother Xiaomai to meet us in the hall at eight. In Cambodia, the concept of punctuality is relatively vague. It usually takes half an hour to make a difference. It will be understood later that the appointed time is half an hour in advance.

The Grand Palace, the symbol of Phnom Penh, and the high and sharp top of the tower, use the resplendence of the golden wall to isolate the chaos and noise outside the palace wall.

The "capital" car outside the palace

It's $6.5 for foreigners and $1.5 for Chinese. I'm also a rich foreigner.

Because the royal family still lives in, the Grand Palace is not all open to the public. Entering the courtyard, I first saw a big tree full of flowers. This flower is called carefree flower. It blooms in the morning and falls in the evening, so that I can forget my worries? The open imperial palace is not big, but a few courtyards are clean, green, with national characteristics of the golden palace. The white colonnade outside the coronation hall supports the high and sharp golden roof, shining holy light in the sun. The coronation hall is not open to the public. The silver hall, the royal family temple, is open to the public.

Carefree flowers bloom in the morning and fall in the evening

It's a bit like crape myrtle, which can be seen everywhere on the sidewalk of the city, but it's covered by flying dust.

Mom and Dad, the model of love.

The energetic senior League

To visit the silver hall, you need to take off your shoes. The hall of the silver hall is made of nearly 5000 pieces of 1.125 kg pure silver bricks. There are carpets in the hall. Only the original appearance of the silver bricks is exposed at the entrance. After years of baptism, it has changed its color. Walking barefoot into the hall, there is an 18K gold Buddha statue in the center. It weighs 90kg and is inlaid with diamonds. You can't take photos in the hall. The bright light of the gems can be filled by your own brains. In addition, there are silver Buddha, bronze Buddha, jade Buddha and all kinds of works of art in the hall. We just walk around and come out. We have a destiny to worship art and god Buddha.

In the palace, I met Cambodian primary school students organizing activities. They were dressed in school clothes, school pants and slippers. In the silver hall, they sat neatly on the floor, listening to their teacher's explanation, and went out hand in hand with a bright smile.

When he came out of the palace to go to the museum, he was in a traffic jam and couldn't drive in. He decided to eat first. When we arrive in Cambodia, we always have to taste Cambodian food. Xiaomai takes us to a restaurant near the river. The environment is good. We'll take orders to Xiaomai. There are all the special dishes mentioned in the basic strategy, such as prawns, coconut fish, pineapple rice, curry soup... The best thing is fresh juice, pineapple and mango, no water, pure juice, sour and sweet, It's delicious. In fact, this Cambodian meal is good, but mom and dad are more traditional, insisting that Chinese food is the most suitable, so I tried it this time.

Good dining environment, typical Cambodian food bar, fresh juice, pure!

It's a special seasoning

After lunch, we took the old comrades back to the hotel for lunch break, while the three of us asked Xiaomai to take them to the shopping mall. Make an appointment to start at 2:30.

In the afternoon, I went to the central market. The market was quite big. There were all kinds of things in it: jewelry, silverware, clothing, fruits, flowers, souvenirs, handicrafts... It was so hot that I didn't even bother to watch the flowers. I just took a few steps and didn't have anything to be interested in. I was still in the flower market and stood there to bargain. I spent $1 to buy three strings of jasmine bracelets and raised my hands, Let the fragrance overflow. Later, I saw the local people winding the flower strings around the bun, which was elegant. There are a lot of people who buy flowers. Most of the lotus and Jasmine are used in front of the Buddha, while the flower basket is used in weddings. Is it a lot more beautiful when there are flowers.

The Cambodian National Museum is not as grand as expected. The red main building has a bit more flavor at sunset. Religion, history and art are the main parts of the museum display. Unfortunately, I don't know about them. In front of the incomplete stone statues, with limited English words, I can only know what era it was. The exhibition hall is cold and quiet. If you are interested, you can study each exhibit willfully. There is no glass photo or isolation bar, which is a kind of appreciation without barriers.

Out of the exhibition hall, on the grass of the museum, pigeons, chickens, cats, pacing, fighting, foraging... No matter. This is the National Museum. Museum tickets are $5 per person.

The fallen flower people are independent

There are such tricycles outside the museum

At the intersection of Norodom Avenue and Sihanouk Avenue stands an Independence Monument to commemorate Cambodia's winning of national independence from the French colony on November 9, 1953. Cambodia is a country suffering from war. War brings poverty. Now Cambodia is developing. Xiaomai takes us around the development zone. A large area of land is surrounded, infrastructure construction is in progress, and a beautiful development blueprint. I hope everything will be better.

Independence Monument

Two more views of the streets by the Lisa river

office of the premier

Hun Sen's villa and the Korean embassy next to it

4 March Phnom Penh - Siem Reap

It's more than 300 kilometers from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. Before I feel the turbulence, I can't understand why it takes seven hours to travel more than 300 kilometers. When we got out of the congested Phnom Penh City, the red dust all the way blocked out the sun, we just realized that seven hours of turbulence was also an experience.

Roadside rest stop

Cashew nuts growing on trees for the first time

The shed by the side of the road, the wedding crowd

Super carrying capacity

Arrive in Siem Reap at 3:00 in the afternoon, settle down in the hotel first, wash a little dust, leave for Angkor at 4:30, the sunset of Bakun mountain is gorgeous, in the expectation, forget Lawton, go to a gorgeous appointment.

We live by the Siem Reap River, about 20 minutes' drive from Angkor Wat. There are three kinds of tickets for Angkor: one day ticket of $20, three days ticket of $40 and seven days ticket of $60. We planned to stay in Siem Reap for two days and then go to Xigang, so we only bought one day tickets. When buying tickets, take photos on the spot. After 4 pm, you can go to Bakun mountain to see the sunset with your ticket. There is no wall in Angkor scenic area. Ticket checking is very strict. Please keep the tickets carefully.

Tickets to Angkor Wat

The sunset in Siem Reap is about 6:15. After buying the ticket, I can go up the mountain with my heart at ease. But my cousin was stopped at the foot of the mountain because she was wearing sleeveless clothes. Fortunately, there was a coat in the car, so I had to ask Xiao Mai to send it to me. I tossed it back and forth twice. Fortunately, I climbed the Bakun mountain before sunset.

Bakun mountain is not high, only about 70 meters, but it is a commanding height. Although Phnom bakhen on the top of the mountain has long been dilapidated, it is the center of the first capital built by the Khmer Dynasty to move its capital to Angkor, known as "Angkor for the first time". To the west of the mountain is the open West baray, and to the southeast in the jungle is Angkor Wat. You can see the Thai Cambodian border from here to the north.

After a short steep staircase to the top of the mountain, what is spectacular is not the mountain, not the stone, nor the still dazzling sun, but the tourists with all kinds of skin color, holding all kinds of shooting equipment and posing. The direction where the sun goes down to the West has long been in a favorable position for the first comer. Now, since there is no good place to shoot the sunset, I should choose to appreciate it instead of giving up the magnificence of the whole sunset and the desolation outside the sunset in order to find an angle.

The sun sank in the west, the clouds in the sky were dyed by the afterglow, and the moon of the fourteenth day hung high on the dark stone. The crowd dispersed and the silence came like a stone platform. This is the ancient history of baken temple. No longer fighting with others, holding a camera, we were trying to take a picture of the tranquil Bakun temple. The staff mercilessly drove us down the mountain. At that time, they murmured that they were only concerned about getting off work. It was dark at the foot of the mountain. They thought that there would be wild animals in the mountain path without a street lamp. No wonder they were urged.

Sunset on Bakun mountain

March 5 Angkor Wat

We don't want to miss the sunset and sunrise at Angkor Wat. We made an appointment with little Mai to watch the sunrise. Xiao Mai said that he would start from the hotel at a quarter past four. I was very puzzled. I checked the weather forecast on my mobile phone and found that the sunrise time was around six o'clock. Xiao Mai said that he wanted to grab a position. This reason is reliable. It's not easy to occupy a favorable position.

At 4:30 in the morning, I got up quietly, carried my camera tripod to the lobby and met my cousin. There was no one in the lobby. Even the lights were dim. At a quarter past four, Xiaomai appeared in the lobby on time. My parents refused this activity. We three are younger and still interested. Let's go.

In the early morning before five o'clock, the street is still quiet. When you get to the ticket office, the car stops. It's so early that someone checks in. After checking the tickets, we went on. At the little Angkor moat, Xiaomai put us down and told us to go along the passage and go straight through the gate hole until we saw a gathering place. We nodded and said, it doesn't seem complicated, just go to many places. There is no light in the scenic area. It is dark before dawn. Although there is a 15 day moon to the west, it is still dark in front of us. Fortunately, I was prepared. I was carrying a flashlight and a flashlight. I saw a line of people standing at the end of the bridge. They were the ticket checking staff. The staff also checked our tickets one by one with a flashlight and checked them for the second time. I'm really dedicated.

The deck of the moat is uneven, the light of the flashlight shakes with the footsteps, and there are voices coming from the front and back. They are all carrying cameras, and they don't want to miss the appointment with Chenxi. After walking through Hongqiao, you can't find the door to Angkor temple in the dark. Three or five people are not sure when they come here. They inquire with each other and walk forward with companions. Finally, they see a door next to them. After passing through the door, they grope for a place with lights. It turns out that the morning market has been set up and they are greeting tourists to take them to the shed. however. The tourists of this meeting come for a purpose. They don't want to drink tea and coffee, looking for a good place in the pool. There's a flashlight coming in our direction. Xiaomai is still worried and comes to us. In fact, we have come to the vicinity of the pond, but the pond is not as vast as we thought, and it is easy to ignore in the dark. With the leadership of Xiaomai, he came to the pool smoothly. It was still early. Only two or three people placed tripods by the pool. The tripod was asked for when I left, but I didn't open it. It took me a lot of time to set up the tripod, and I also turned out the manual. When it was finally finished, I saw that the tourists had three floors inside and outside. No wonder Xiaomai wanted us to get up so early.

As the sky slowly brightened, the five pagodas of Angkor temple were already visible, and then the reflection became clearer and clearer. The sunrise time should be around 6:15. At six o'clock, we begin to wait for the red sun to spring out. The light is scattered on the ancient stone wall, which is a sharp contrast between life and silence. However, the sky is getting brighter and brighter, the clouds are not thick, but still can not wait for that round of bright red. At 6:30, I began to be disappointed. I didn't understand why the sunrise could not be seen in the fine weather, and some tourists withdrew from waiting. At seven o'clock, the sky was clear and blue. Most of the tripods had been put away and were ready to finish work. We were also ready to withdraw from the pool. The hotel had a large army waiting for us. Xiaomai asked us to wait, saying that the time has not yet arrived, we should wait until the sun rises to the top of the tower. It suddenly dawned on me that the sunrise at Angkor Wat is not waiting for the moment when the sun jumps from the horizon, but waiting for the sun to climb up to the top of the tower and reflect on the water. No wonder Xiaomai said before that it's best to walk around and watch different suns rise from different angles. At this moment, the sky reflects a red glow, and the crowd on my left side begins to cheer. They have seen the rising sun from the lower side of the tower. We continue to wait and see the light gradually shining out of the gap of the tower. Sunrise is beautiful, its beauty also contains the beauty of waiting.

The little girl selling postcards in the scenic spot agreed to take photos with me only after she bought her postcard.

When the sun climbed to the top of the tower, the crowd with cameras began to retreat, and the tourists came in one after another. In the early morning sun, they idled on the grass and beside the stone wall. If it wasn't for the meeting with the army, I would give up breakfast. While the tourists were still few, I would walk around and look for the traces of history in the light and dark.

Back to the hotel after breakfast, we set out again. This time, we asked a guide to explain to us. To tell you the truth, for me, I really can't understand without a tour guide. Although I read the origin of Angkor and the religious stories about the gods and Buddhas in May, I still feel confused. When I asked for a tour guide, I was still confused, except for knowing which temple I was in and what I used to do at the beginning.

The car starts from Siem Reap to Angkor again. This road has entered for the third time since yesterday evening. The $20 ticket is worth it. This time, drive in from the gate, first to the bayong temple.

city gate

Bayon temple, located in the center of Angkor City, was originally called "yeshuterazhili", which means "yeshubamo mountain", symbolizing the center of the universe. Later called "bayong Gandan", it also means "center"（ From May in full bloom)

Before entering the bayong temple, the guide repeatedly warned us to follow him. The southeast, northwest and gate are the same in our eyes, and it's easy to get lost in the stone pagodas.

At this time, the sun is already fierce, and all kinds of tourists shuttle through the door openings between the pillars. There is no darkness, no decadence, no massiness. In addition to looking up at the high stone walls, admiring the exquisite ancient crafts, and taking a look at the gap and the mystery of Angkor's smile, the rest follow the flow of people, twists and turns up and down. Before leaving the bayong temple, we took a rest on the side of the steps. In fact, I prefer such a quiet place. In a corner, I can see the world in a hurry.

Khmer Smile

From the bayong temple, we went to zhousa temple. This is a restoration project that China provided free assistance to Cambodia. It started in 2000 and took five years to complete. I don't know what the temple used to do, but there are few people here. They can freely step into one door after another and wander in every corner. Through the sunshine of the porch, the grass slanting out of the stone crevice, the dark and silent wall, what they touch is history, what they feel is the present.

The temple of tomanon is opposite to the temple of zhousa. It is built in the same period, with the same pattern and quiet. In the light of the sky and the shadow of the trees, it is quiet without the noise of the world.

Tabulung temple is another kind of shock, the entanglement of stone and tree, which interprets the tension of life.

Tabulung temple was built by King chayebamo VII for his mother. The whole temple is surrounded by huge trees. The thick roots swim freely, penetrate the temple wall, climb over the top of the tower, occupy the window lattice, and integrate with the whole building. The great power of the ancient trees makes the restoration in a dilemma. The trees and the temple are leaning against each other and invading each other. If the ancient trees are cut down, the buildings relying on the big trees may collapse in an instant, and the ancient trees may spread. The ancient temple may not be able to bear the tangled giant trees. How can they keep the balance in this long-lasting contest?

Leafless flowers, this tree full of flowers, green, not leaves.

The entanglement of trees and temples, the location of Tomb Raider

For the restoration project, each stone was numbered.

Still exquisite carving

Avoid the midday sun and rest after lunch. Go back to the hotel to wash away all the sweat, lean on the bed, send photos to the circle of friends, have a good sleep, and start at 3:30.

Angkor temple, also known as little Angkor and Angkor Wat, is the peak of Khmer classical architecture. It combines two basic layouts of Khmer temple architecture: altar and cloister. The altar is composed of three layers of rectangle with an ambulatory around the Sumi terrace, one layer higher than the other, symbolizing the Sumi mountain in the center of the world in Indian mythology. At the top of the altar stands five pagodas arranged in a five point plum blossom pattern, symbolizing the five peaks of Xumi mountain. The temple is surrounded by a moat, symbolizing the Aral Sea around Xumi mountain.

Angkor temple is a complex complex complex composed of platform, corridor, pedal road and pagoda. Its layout is grand in scale, well proportioned, simple and solemn in design, and magnificent and exquisite in details. All the buildings are made of sand and stone. There is no mortar or other adhesive between the stones. They are combined with each other by the regular shape of the stone surface and their own weight. Together with the great wall of China, the Taj Mahal of India and the thousand Buddha altar of Indonesia, Angkor Wat is known as the four wonders of the ancient Orient.

The owner of this great building is king suliyebamo II, who wanted to use Angkor temple as his mausoleum. However, this huge project took 89 years to complete, that is, 50 years after his death, he was buried in the temple.

Walking in Angkor temple, I unconsciously walk through the steps, and turn around the corridors. There are gray walls, row upon row of cylindrical window lattice, cascading steps, exquisite and meticulous carvings, gold-plated murals, and wide Royal baths. Once upon a time, there was a famous imperial dynasty here.

Angkor temple at dusk has more flavor. A large number of tourists have retreated. The setting sun shines in the west, and the ancient courtyard walls are faintly stained. The elongated shadows show a little lonely. Once again, they pass through the corridor. The columns of the window lattice dance with the dust through the continuous rays of light. In this ancient temple, which is nearly a thousand years old.

city moat

Go to Angkor

Srah Srang

Stairway to Heaven

bodhi tree

March 6, bengmiliedonglisa Lake

Beng Mealea, 40 km to the east of Angkor monuments, is a small Angkor Wat temple, which does not belong to the scope of the regular Angkor scenic spot. This scenic spot is rarely included in the general tour group. There is no team, which means that there are fewer tourists. We decided to go to this original ruins.

Bengmilie, whose name means "lotus pond", was originally built of sandstone, so the building has almost been damaged and is difficult to restore. Trees and grass in the collapse of the rubble in the dense growth, thick vines, inseparable winding, year after year, from generation to generation.

Xiao Mai said that the former bengmilie was more fun. No one could control it and climb it at will. He pointed to a rock wall full of vines and told me that he once held vines close to the rock wall to make Spiderman shape, and encouraged me to go up and take a picture. He took us scurrying in the rubble pile with childlike innocence. Every time we went to the rubble piled up high, he said, call me, elder sister, you go up, do the God of destruction, take a good picture. A good guide will make the tour full of fun. Under the guidance of Xiaomai, we walk along the plank road, climb the stone pile, swing the vines, and laugh, as if the sun is brighter.

After a rest in the afternoon, we set out at four o'clock to see the sunset at Tonle Sap Lake. For example, in Cambodia, you can either watch the sunrise or watch the sunset. Is this a journey to follow the sunshine?

Tonle Lake é Sap, which means "huge freshwater lake" or pure "Great Lake", is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is connected with the Mekong River through the Tonle Sap River and is the natural reservoir of the Mekong River. During the dry season every year, the lake flows into the Mekong River through the Tonle Sap River, which makes up for the shortage of the Mekong River. At this time, the lake is 150 km long and 30 km wide, with an area of 2700-3000 square kilometers and an average water depth of only about 1 meter. When the rainy season comes and the Mekong River surges, the surging water flows back into the lake through the Tonle Sap River, thus reducing the flooding in the lower reaches of the Mekong River. At this time, the surface of Donglisa lake has expanded to more than 10000 square kilometers, the width of the lake is about 100 kilometers, the average water depth is often more than 10 meters, and the deepest is 11.5 meters.

This is the dry season. The water depth of Donglisa lake is less than 2 meters. Ships carrying passengers come and go, stirring the lake into muddy mud. The smell of salty smell comes from the shabby wooden houses along the bank. The benchmark on both sides should be the water level in rainy season. The trees are green cages with roots on the crown. In rainy season, the trees should be submerged. The water people here have become the climate, shops, churches, schools, homes... Boat houses rise and fall naturally with the water level, and the wisdom of the working people is reflected in the real life of clothing, food, housing and transportation.

Standing on the deck of the supermarket on the water, the vast Donglisa lake is waiting for the sun to set in the West. The afterglow sprinkles the golden light on the surface of the lake. Little by little, small boats shuttle back and forth. It's a scene of fishing boats singing late. When the setting sun melts into the lakeside, yun'er comes out to join in the fun and block the red sun's face. The sun embroiders a thin edge and Embroiders it on the edge of the shirt. He does not forget to show a corner to let the light shine through. It looks like the lighting of the stage and follows the beautiful performance.

March 7 Siem Reap - Phnom Penh - Sihanouk port

It was another day on the road. It took six hours from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, and four hours from Phnom Penh to Xigang. When we arrived at the seaside of Xigang, the sun had set, and the sky was still sunset. The sea was dyed red. The sea breeze was slight and the waves were gentle. We took a deep breath and dusted off the dust.

Dinner had already been ordered. I watched curiously as the waiter picked the green awn on the tree with a long bamboo pole. He handed one over with a smile and said it was for us. Later, I knew that the green awn was picked for us. The green awn was sliced into filaments and mixed with the snail meat into a cold dish. The taste was not wrong.

Sihanouk port used to be a small fishing village called pangsun. After Cambodia's independence, the king of Sihanouk decided to build a national sea port in pangsun. In 1960, the port was officially completed and renamed Sihanouk city. Today, this is the only deep-water port in Cambodia, which is under vigorous development and construction. Wuxi Hongdou Group has built a development park here. Three years ago, our overseas factories also came here. Here, they have their own arrangements. We just need to eat and drink as we like. The sea food starts.

March 8 Sihanouk port

On this day, Xiaomai takes us to the beach. Xiaomai is very familiar with this place. He is from Phnom Penh, but he says he likes to stay in Xigang because there is no traffic jam here. He said that all the good beaches are surrounded by big hotels. Fortunately, he is familiar with the people in various hotels, basically taking our hotel for a half day leisure tour.

I didn't remember the names of the two hotels I took us to. The scenery by the sea is still very good. The sea is vast and blue, and the beach is soft. There are not many people playing on the beach. They print their footprints one by one on the beach, and then watch the waves wash away the footprints. Facing the sea, they do some boring things, and let the time go.

Angkor beer is holding activities on women's day.

It happened that some employees got married in the evening. In the past two days, the bus company flashed several weddings on the road, which aroused my curiosity. I strongly asked to attend and feel a Cambodian wedding.

Part of the Chinese managers who attended the wedding gathered in the factory, so I took their car to go there. It was said that it was half an hour's drive. It was said that we would start at four o'clock, and it was already five o'clock when we really started. When there was a traffic jam on the road, the car arrived at the bride's home at half past six. Fortunately, we have adapted to their concept of time and are at ease. Cars pick up people all the way, and a dozen seat van is full. In Cambodia, it's common for such a van to jam 30 or 40 people. They don't have the concept of overloading, as long as they can accommodate it.

In Cambodia, going to the wedding is a very grand thing. You have to dress up well. Girls wear long dresses and boys wear long shirts and trousers. Therefore, the Cambodian girls who come all the way to the car are handsome and bright, and the boys are handsome and bright. They give a heartfelt praise.

Before wheat and I said, the wedding is generally paid by the man, the bride's home. Weddings are generally set up a color shed, to lively on two or three days. The banquet is a running water banquet. You can eat it when you arrive, and you can eat it when you finish.

The new couple's shed is set up in the rice field after harvest. We probably arrived earlier. The bridegroom and bride in red wedding dress come out to greet us. Although they don't know the language, sincere smile is the best way to communicate. The bridegroom leads us to the banquet. The banquet is relatively simple, five dishes and one soup. My attention is not on it at all. I just look around at the arrangement, the busy crowd and the innocent smile of children running around.

The wedding process is quite a lot. After the wedding, the bride and groom change their dress and come out to toast. Then the guests take photos with the new couple one after another. The number of group photos can only be even. When the bride reappeared and wore a white wedding dress, the ceremony began. The host presided over the ceremony on stage. Naturally, I couldn't understand a word. A little girl handed me fireworks. In the dancing fireworks and laughter, the bride and groom walked hand in hand to thank the elders, the guests, the guests, the cake and the wine, and then invited the whole audience to dance together, Share the joyous feast together.

March 9 Phnom Penh - Hong Kong - Shanghai - Wuxi

Starting from Xigang at a quarter past six in the morning, the road is relatively empty, and it takes three hours to get to Phnom Penh airport for checking luggage, leaving the country and waiting. Phnom Penh airport is small. It doesn't take much time to do this series of things. The plane flies to Hong Kong at 11:55, flies to Pudong at 18:00, arrives at Pudong Airport at 20:40, takes about an hour to pick up luggage, and gets home smoothly at 23:40.