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More photos on my multiply: Siem Reap Day 1
We depart to Siem Reap on 2 October 2008 (Thursday)... by Airasia flight AK846 at 07:00...
and reach Siem Reap at 8:00 local time (Malaysian time 9:00) 
After check into our guest house...
we depart to 洞里薩湖 Tonlé Sap Lake...
Tonlé Sap Lake 意為「巨大的淡水湖」或純粹「大湖」）， 又名金邊湖，位於柬埔寨境內北部，是東南亞最大的淡水湖泊。
到吳哥參觀的遊客，應該沒有不去洞里薩湖的，因為那裡有非常奇特的人文景觀。
青康藏高原融化的雪水流到了雲南叫做瀾滄江，出了雲南叫做眉公河，進入泰國叫做眉南河，進入柬埔寨首都金邊與洞里薩河交會後叫做百色河（四臂河）。每年的春天眉公河帶著豐沛的高原融化雪水來到金邊，倒灌進洞里薩河，使得原本由西往東南流的洞里薩河改為由東南往西逆流，逆流的河水注入西北方暹粒省的洞里薩湖，一直到11月眉公河退潮後，洞里薩河再扭頭往回流，注入眉公河，流入越南境內出海。乾季（12月—隔年4月）湖水平均深度為1公尺，面積為2,700平方公里；雨季（5月—11月）因湄公河迴流，水深可達9公尺，面積則擴展至16,000平方公里。因為湄公河水內含沖積物質所帶來的養份，使得湖中滋生大量的魚蝦，無論旱、雨季都出產甚豐。目前洞里薩湖是柬埔寨西北部的主要「肉食倉庫」，洞里薩湖的週圍有三百萬以上人民直接或間接地以漁業為生。
洞里薩河為柬埔寨的母親河，整個民族的生存都倚賴這條河，河床是紅砂地質，導致河水是成不透明的鐵鏽色。洞里薩河的源頭－－洞里薩湖為世界第二大淡水湖，僅次於蘇聯的貝加爾湖；因為沒有任何的工業汙染，洞里薩湖有驚人豐富的魚貨量，提供高營養價值的食物孕育著高棉民族的成長，千百年前也創造了吳哥時代的光輝；每年有四個月雨季漲潮期，湖面擴張為原來的四倍大，淹沒了叢林和陸地，甚至湖畔人家的高腳屋，每一年居民隨著雨季與旱季搬遷折騰著，水退潮時，正好用淹泡過的濫泥地種植稻子，耕作的次數與收成的多寡，活在這裡的卑微人類控制不得完全要看天吃飯；因為洞里薩湖自然的調節水量，柬埔寨從未發生過洪水，雖然城市裡因為排水設備不足，一遇大雨路面就淹水。
we hired a boat, they charge USD10 per person for the boat...
althought its quite expensive, but the price is expected and same as what was told on the blogs...
柬埔寨民俗文化村 Cambodia Cultural Village, entrance ticket used to be USD9, but we need to pay USD11 per person...
err... price increased!!! 
Before go into the cultural village, took photos at the entrance...
then, first stop at the wax studio 臘像館, they show wax statues and also wall painting that shows Cambodia history and culture.
at the entrance of the studio, first wax statue is the welcome beauty (古代吳哥美女臘像) in ancient custome, and they are top naked...
a reference that I refer from The Sky of Gene, 周達觀的《真臘風土記》states:
「地苦炎熱，每日非數次澡洗則不可過。入夜亦不免一二次，初無浴室盂桶之類，但每家須有一池，否則兩三家合一池。不分男女，皆裸形入池，惟父母尊年在池，則子女卑幼不敢入。或卑幼先在池，則尊長亦迴避之，如行輩則無拘也。但以左手遮其牝門入水而已。或三四日，或五六日，城中婦女，三三五五，咸至城外河中漾洗。至河邊，脱去所纒之布而入水。會聚於河者動以千數，雖府第婦女亦預焉。畧不以為恥，自踵至頂，皆得而見之。城外大河，無日無之。唐人暇日頗以此為遊觀之樂，聞亦有就水中偷期者。」
the local ladies used to wear only skirts and left their top naked,
this looks strange to us, however, its normal and its their culture...
maybe, we looked strange to them oso, wear so many cloths 
then, 14:25 we watched first performance at the Mini Theater, the dance named "Charming Scarf Show"
the show last for 25 minutes, but I really don't understand their dance...
the next programme "Khmer Wedding Ceremony II" is at the Millionaire House, its at the other side of the village,
so we wait through the Floating Village, and of course, take a few photos along the way...
we din really finished watching the wedding, the house is too crowded... and too hot...
the the ceremony is too boring...
we went off after watching a while...
then we walked to Chinese Village and wait for "Chinese Traditional Dancing" at 15:45...
we felt tired already, one is because of the hot weather, secondly because we woke up too early that day...
we wanted to watch the "Peacock Dancing" at the Kola Village, then go back to take a rest... 
its 16:35 after the Peacock Dance, but our driver Xiao He suggest us to watch another show,
according to him, "Choosing Fiance" is quite interesting...
so, we proceed to the Kroeung Village...
took picture with the actors and actress...
the show was really funny, and more interesting...
its about a Kroeung young lady, according to their culture, they can choose thier own husband...
they pick a guy from audience, make him wear their custom... and, let him follow traditional wedding...
the show finished at 17:20...
then we walk back to the entrance to meet our driver...
but we followed the wrong way... so, we took more time to reach the entrance...
we decided to take our dinner before go back to guest house...
we wanted to take bath and sleep after that... 
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