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Location: Handicraft center is located at
Koh Dach Commune, Muk Kampool District at the middle of Mekong River.
Description: The commune of Koh Dach
has 12-kilometer length and width from 100m to 2,500 Metres, borders Prek Luong
commune at the East and Uk Nha Tey commune, Koh Dach district at the west, and
faces with the communes of Prek Leap and Bak Kheng, Muk Kanpool District. The
commune of Koh Dach has five villages, namely: Koh Dach, Kbal Koh, Lvea, Chong
Koh and Neah village. The commune’s Hall is located at Kbal Koh village. Due to
flooding of Mekong River flowing from Upper Mekong to Lower Mekong then to
Vietnam has caused the area of Kbal Koh gradually collapsed. The main careers of
the local people there are: - Planting sub-product crop such as corn, sesame,
bean and banana. - Planting fruit tree - Manufacturing mosquito net, silk
sarong, Phamuong, Hol, silk krama and running small businesses. The commune of
koh Dach has three pagodas, namely Ampor Phal, Kra Pumpich and SaMaki kbal koh.
The interesting tradition of the people existing long time ago is the real
handicraft of Khmer. In all accommodations of the people has individual loom
according to the capital of each family. In addition, the commune of Koh Dach
has racing boats for men and women. Am Pon Phal pagoda has two boats are rowboat
and dugout for men; Sa Mak, Kbal Koh pagoda has two boats are rowboat and dugout
for men; Kra Pum Pich pagoda has two boats are one rowboat for men and one
rowboat for women. According to the wealth of the island having natural
resources and interesting tradition, in the future, if the country has
political, economic and security stability, we are able to arrange this island
to become the main tourist attraction of the province by implementing as follow:
- To foster the weaving, manufacture and talent of weavers, and to expand the
handicraft work in manufacturing Hol, Pha Muong and Silk Kroma to meet the
international standard for tourists. - To repair road network in the commune and
to well organize the village by building the Khmer architectural houses and
educating the people to maintain their tradition such as lifestyle, dress and
popular game. - To arrange the Kbal Koh area as swimming zone and to organize
guesthouses, restaurant and canteens in maintaining their sanitation. - To
expand boat racing teams for men and women to be active in their performance
during the national and religious festivals.
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Source: Ministry of
Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
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