What do you know about traveling to Cambodia

The 2018 Spring Festival is coming soon, and many families will choose this opportunity to travel abroad, among which Southeast Asia is very popular with the Chinese. In recent years, the heat of Cambodia tourism is more and more hot, so how much do you know about Cambodia? Together with me to understand it.

A, history

The Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia), formerly known as the Khmer, the capital of Phnom Penh, is an ancient civilization with a long history in Southeast Asia.

Founded in the 1st century AD, after looking at the period of Fu Nan, Chenla. Angkor Wat (Angkor Wat), also known as Angkor Temples, known as Cambodia's national treasure, is the world's largest temple, but also the world's earliest Gothic architecture.

When Siam attacked the capital, the Khmer people chose to abandon Angkor Wat, moved the capital to Phnom Penh, the forest gradually covered the uninhabited Angkor. The once bustling capital of the world, overnight instantly deserted.

It was not until the 19th century that the ruins were discovered by explorers and returned to life.

The long silence did not waste the beauty of Angkor, but rather added a bit of decadence and mystery, simply to reach the highest point of integration of natural beauty and architectural aesthetics.

2. Basic Information

1) Climate

Cambodia is located in the southern part of the Central and Southern Peninsula, with a coastline of about 460 kilometers, and a tropical monsoon climate. The climate is hot, with an average annual temperature of 24°C and a maximum temperature of 42°C. It is coolest from December to January every year.

As the sun is strong, it is best to bring sunglasses and sunscreen. It is advisable to add a jacket as there is a big difference in temperature between morning and evening.

There are only two seasons in a year, the rainy season from May to October and the dry season from November to April.

In the rainy season, there is a lot of rain, so please bring rain gear (umbrella or raincoat).

2) Clothing

Lightweight, breathable, sweat-absorbent, soft, lightweight, easy-to-wash and easy-to-dry clothes.

Outdoor excursions are recommended to wear long sleeves, long pants and sports shoes to avoid sunburn skin, do not wear high heels.

Please bring sunglasses, sunscreen, umbrellas, long-sleeved jackets and so on.

3) Time Difference

Cambodian time is one hour slower than China.

4)Language

The official language is Khmer. French, English and Japanese are popular and Teochew is available in many places in Phnom Penh.

5)Hotel

Some hotels do not have toothpaste, toothbrush, comb and slippers.

The power supply is 220 volts, and the sockets are quite confusing, most of them are two-pronged flat plugs, and a few of them are round plugs, so it is recommended to bring a converter plug.

6) Drugs

It is recommended to carry anti-sunstroke, anti-mosquito, anti-diarrhea, anti-inflammatory drugs. And prepare the appropriate amount of motion sickness medicine, anti-mosquito water, colds and other commonly used medicines are appropriate.

7) Communication

GSM system, China's cell phone card must be opened after the international roaming can be used normally. The dialing methods of GSM, Shenzhouxing and Dynamic Band are different, so you can ask your Chinese tour leader for more information.

China Telecom users need to change their cell phones to GSM system to use.

The international code for Cambodia is 0085.

8) Currency

Cambodian riel, the current exchange rate is about 650 per yuan.

The US dollar is more common, so you need to prepare small denomination US dollars, and please try to exchange US dollar notes before departure.

International credit cards can be used in large shopping centers, and UnionPay can be used in very few stores. It is recommended that each person carries RMB 2,000 in cash.

Third, the plane and immigration

1) baggage regulations

Can not be checked items: lighters, lithium batteries can not be checked, cash, documents, valuables, etc. do not put into the baggage check.

Items that must be checked: knives, liquid items exceeding 100 ml, and checked baggage weighing no more than 20 kilograms.

2) Customs

When entering the country, you will need to fill out an immigration card and a customs declaration form.

When entering the country, you may be asked for a tip (usually between RMB 10 and 50), so please check that your passport and immigration card are stamped with the border seal.

Plants, tropical fruits, dried fruits, guns, ammunition, drugs, pornographic books and magazines are not allowed to be brought into Cambodia.

Ivory, fur products, large pieces of mahogany furniture and handicrafts can not be brought back to the country without customs clearance, and can be shipped back to the manufacturer.

Four, folklore and taboos

1, Buddhism is the national religion of Cambodia, monasteries throughout the country, the King of the monks and monks are generally respected. Usually, men, regardless of their social status, are required to become monks once in their lives, but they can return to the monkhood at any time.

When you visit a Buddhist temple, you should be neatly dressed, take off your shoes without a crown, and avoid touching the top of people's heads with your hands.

2, social occasions, although the handshake, but the general line of the Heshi salute. With two palms combined in front of the chest, slightly bent head, fingertip height depending on the status of the other party. The higher the status of the other party, the higher the height of the fingertips.

3, unless social and formal occasions, usually dressed in plain clothes, many people barefoot or wearing slippers. The traditional national costumes are: sarong, tube skirt, phoenix-tailed skirt, water cloth and so on. Cambodian people love court classical dance and traditional theater, folk dance and folk music are also very popular.

4. Rice is the main food, and they like to eat spicy food such as chili, green onion, ginger, garlic, mint, etc. They also like to eat lettuce and pickled fish. Eating more chopsticks or knife and fork, rural areas also maintain the habit of hand-held rice.

5, the building is mostly bamboo and wood structure of the stilt house, about two meters from the ground, the top of the people, the bottom of the chain livestock, put sundries or parking vehicles, urban buildings have a variety of styles.

6, the main local festivals:

Cambodian New Year (April 13-15)

Royal Ploughing Festival (the end of April or early May), the King, Queen or Prince, Princess of the King's field ploughing and sowing in order to pray for good weather and a good harvest.

The King's Birthday (May 14)

The Day of the Dead (late September, offerings to ancestors)

Constitutional Day (September 24)

Independence Day (November 9)

Water Delivery Day (November 10-12), marking the end of the rainy season, with dragon boat races, moon worship, and prayers for a bumper harvest in the coming year).