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/ A" k$ w* ?( X, }$ _; C: N9 ^/ Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbKampong Phluk is a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain of the Tonle Sap about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them.
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( G7 [0 J1 t" V: F4 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFlooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and is home to a variety of wildlife including crab-eating macaques. During the dry season when the lake is low, the buildings in the villages seem to soar atop their 6-meter stilts exposed by the lack of water.
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& x% D# `( U. X9 u% Z/ y6 K2 c公仔箱論壇At this time of year (dry season?) many of the villagers move out onto the lake and build temporary stilted houses. In the wet season when water level rises again, the villagers move back to their permanent houses on the floodplain, the stilts now hidden under the water. Kampong Phluk's economy is, as one might expect, based in fishing, primary in shrimp harvesting. www3.tvboxnow.com+ I& W/ L2 y* P# D
5 I" j! x+ o: f4 SKampong Phluk sees comparatively few foreign visitors and offers a close look at the submerged forest and lakeside village life as yet unperturbed by tourism. |