A Study on Inhabitants Lifestyle and Relics of Cambodia Siem Reap

Abstract

This study aims to examine the history and politics of Cambodia and the remains and the lifestyle of the residents of Siem Reap, where Angkor, a world heritage, is located. The remains of Angkor, one of the seven wonders of the world and consisting of approximately 124 temples, are neither under the proper maintenance nor the preservation due to Cambodia’s smallness and weakness. The residents, who are mostly in the tourism business, live in poor environment, but are economically in a better condition compared to that of other areas. There are approximately 4,000 floating homes on Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia, and the residents there catches fish for living. Tonle Sap is considered as an important resource for not only Siem Reap but also the rest of Cambodia. Cambodia is gifted with rich heritage and resources, but the remains have been vasty destroyed, the painful history of the Killing Fields massacre still lingers, the wondrous remains were not preserved due to endless wars and political turmoil, and the natural resources were neither explored nor utilized.