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Tourists showing cleavage or wearing skimpy clothes will be banned from Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex, authorities have said, after a slew of photos of scantily clad visitors at the sacred site.Tourists showing cleavage or wearing skimpy clothes will be banned from Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex, authorities have said, after a slew of photos of scantily clad visitors at the sacred site.
From 4 August tourists wearing “revealing” clothes will be asked to change or face a ban from the vast site, according to the state agency charged with managing the Angkor complex. From 4 August tourists wearing “revealing” clothes will be asked to cover up or face a ban from the vast site, according to the state agency that manages the Angkor complex.
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Long Kosal, of the Apsara authority, explained that clothes considered to be revealing would be “too short – so they reveal buttocks – or not wearing bras, or T-shirts that show the back and upper body.” Long Kosal, of the Apsara authority, explained that clothes considered to be revealing would be “too short – so they reveal buttocks – or not wearing bras, or T-shirts that show the back and upper body. The clothes show disrespect to our beautiful culture and tradition.”
“The clothes show disrespect to our beautiful culture and tradition,” he added.
The decree by Apsara carried photos showing tourists who appeared to be western in various states of undress at the site – including a woman walking around in a T-shirt and her underwear.The decree by Apsara carried photos showing tourists who appeared to be western in various states of undress at the site – including a woman walking around in a T-shirt and her underwear.
Angkor is “a sacred place of the national and cultural soul”, the statement added.Angkor is “a sacred place of the national and cultural soul”, the statement added.
Last year several tourists were arrested for taking nude photographs at the Angkor complex. They received suspended sentences and were expelled from Cambodia.Last year several tourists were arrested for taking nude photographs at the Angkor complex. They received suspended sentences and were expelled from Cambodia.
Their arrests followed a series of photos which went viral online, of Asian women posing nude at ancient Cambodian temples, outraging officials who vowed to step up efforts to prevent similar stunts. Their arrests followed a series of photos that went viral online showing Asian women posing nude at ancient Cambodian temples, outraging officials who vowed to step up efforts to prevent similar stunts.
The Angkor archaeological park, a world heritage site, contains the remains of the different capitals of the Khmer empire, dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and is Cambodia’s most popular tourist destination. It is one of Asia’s most visited sites and more than two million tourists travelled to Angkor last year. The Angkor archaeological park, a world heritage site, contains the remains of the different capitals of the Khmer empire, dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and is Cambodia’s most popular tourist destination. It is one of Asia’s most visited sites and more than 2 million tourists travelled to Angkor last year.