Feature: Cambodia celebrates centuries-old water festival with fascinating dragon boat races
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Crowds of spectators on Thursday gathered along the riverfront here in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, as oarsmen kicked off exhilarating dragon boat races to celebrate the centuries-old water festival.
More than one hundred pairs of dragon boats are racing from the Chroy Changvar Bridge down the Tonle Sap River to the finish line in front of the Royal Palace in a 1.7 km dist