Plans to Angkor Wat? New Rules Notice This ...

Plans to Angkor Wat? New Rules Notice This ...

You are planning to Siem Reap to visit Angkor Wat? Thus, the rules recently implemented need to know.

Starting in January, one of the largest religious monument in the world and a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site is open early, from at 5-5.30 am.

According to the Times Khmer, Angkor Wat and Srah Srang will open at 5:00 to 17:30. While Phnom Bakheng and Pre Rup temple will open at 5:00 until 19:00. While other areas of the site remains open at 7.30am to 17:30.

The rules will ban smoking Also, giving change to begging children and will prohibit revealing clothes, requiring skirts and shorts to end below the knees and shoulders covered.

A new poster with the rules Also notes that "monks are revered and respected" and people should ask permission for photographs. It also states that "women should not touch nor stand or sit too close to monks."

Another new rule that is applied is forbidden to smoke, be banned from giving alms to beggar children, as well as rules regarding clothing. Visitors are asked to wear decent clothes with pants and skirts must be below the knee and cover the shoulders.

Other rules are regarding interaction with the monks. Visitors are forbidden to take pictures selfie with monks.

Of course, nude is also prohibited. Visitors also should ask permission before taking a photo of the priest, so that the monks feel respected. Visitors are also allowed to touch the monument.

Other rules are of course naked is not allowed. The rules are a response to the events that occurred since the last two years. One is the United States of America the two women were arrested after naked pictures taken at the site by the end of 2014.

There were also arrests of French people naked in the Temple of Banteay Kdei. Another case is the model of China were photographed shirtless in January 2015. The new regulations also expressly prohibit displaying "vital tool".

"Any act of theft and destruction of Angkor, or display of genitals and naked in public, is a crime under the law," as written in the poster that was distributed in the area of ​​Angkor Wat, as quoted by The Telegraph.

The regulation was printed and distributed to hotels and tour companies around. The Apsara National Authority, which is responsible for perlingdungan and sustainability of Angkor Wat announced, "The purpose of this rule is to harmonize the tourist experience with public safety and respect for our community."

Plans to Angkor Wat? New Rules Notice This ...