GMS Boat Race Phnom Penh, Cambodia 15-17 November 2005

Photo: Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia

To strengthen and exchange cultural and tourism co-operation among the countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia is hosting the GMS Boat Race in Phnom Penh from November 15 to 17, 2005.

Participants from Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China’s Yunnan Province are expected to attend. The boat race will coincide with the Cambodia Water Festival during which hundreds of local traditional boats from different provinces are raced against each other.

The Water Festival is held annually at the confluence of four rivers in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh to showcase Khmer cultural tradition, artistic talents, and technical prowess through oaring.

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