Cambodia to build museum near Preah Vihear temple
www.chinaview.cn 2009-05-05 08:55:01 Print
PHNOM PENH, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will soon start to build a museum near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple in order to promote cultural heritage and tourism, national media said on Tuesday.
Construction of the Samdech Techo Preah Vihear Museum will begin in one week in Chom Ksan district of Preah Vihear province, which is expected to bring more tourists to the disputed area bordering Thailand, said Chinese-language daily newspaper the Commercial News.
"The museum is for national and foreign researchers to study and learn about the history of the Preah Vihear temple and the Cambodian history," said Suos Yara, undersecretary of state at the Cambodian Council of Ministers.
The museum will house artifacts from the temple complex, as well as from other nearby temples, he added.
Japanese and Cambodian donors have provided some 145,000 U.S. dollars to build the museum, but more cash will be needed to finish the project, he said.
"The money is not enough, but we will do it step by step. When we get more money, we will keep on working on it," he added.
The Preah Vihear temple became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in July 2008.
Editor: Xiong Tong
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