Japan, Cambodia to join hands in conserving ancient temple complex

26 January 2007 (People’s Daily) -

Japan, Cambodia to join hands in conserving ancient temple complex

Cambodian and Japanese students studying archeology will excavate, restore and conserve the old sites at the Sambo Prey Kok temple complex in Kompong Thom province from 2007 to 2012, local press reported on Thursday.

An agreement for restoring the temple complex was signed by Hem Cheim, acting minister of Culture and Fine Arts, and Mr. Nakaga Watakesi, head of Washida Japan Organization on Tuesday, the Raksmey Kampuchea Daily reported.

Nakaga said that the Preah Vihear temple in northern Cambodia will be counted in the World Cultural Heritage this year, and the Sambo Prey Kok temple will copy the model from Preah Vihear temple too.


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- Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History by P. S. Bellwood and I. Glover (Eds)
- Khmer Sculpture and the Angkor Civilization by M. Giteau

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Tags: Cambodia archaeology, conservation, Hem Cheim, Kompong Thom province, Nakaga Watakesi, Preah Vihear, preservation, Sambo Prey Kok


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