Wat Kor Cultural Village is
away from Phnom Penh at Wat Koh village in Battambang province, there is
the “homeland” for many Khmer traditional houses, most of them built
from 1920 – 1056. An interesting house that belonged to Mr. Noun Chea,
Brother Number 2 of the Pol Pot regime, survives there today. But this
house no longer belongs to Mr. Noun Chea’s Family. It belonged to a
local family that bought this house in the late 1980s. This house was
built during the French colonial era although the exact date is not
known. In spite of its age, the original, robust construction still
remains intact.
In 2005, Asia RUB III Project came to visit Wat
Kor Commune and village to plan for preservation of these traditional
Khmer 3 village as a possible tourist destination. With the completion
of this NGO project, many national and international tourists visit
those villages daily. The attraction of the Wat Kor commune is the Khmer
traditional house and village. Most of the houses are ancient and
wooden with real, traditional, Khmer architecture. Also, the simple
daily activity of the local farmers along the Snagke River and at their
homes and gardens is a major interest.
