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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
PHNOM PENH, July 4 (Xinhua) — Cambodia saw a significant increase in the number of Chinese tourists visiting the famous Angkor archaeological park in the first half of 2025, according to state-run operator Angkor Enterprise.
A total of 47,571 Chinese tourists visited the UNESCO World Heritage site from January to June, up 25 percent from the same period last year. The Chinese remain the fourth-largest international visitor to Angkor after the US, UK and France.
Angkor Enterprise said that in the first half of 2025, the archaeological park received 567,673 foreign visitors from 171 countries and territories, generating gross revenue of US$26.3 million from ticket sales.
Thong Mengdavid, a lecturer at the Institute of International Studies and Public Policy at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, noted that with 2025 declared the Year of Cambodia-China Tourism, a significant surge in the number of Chinese tourists to Angkor is predicted. –0–