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January
This is peak tourist season in Cambodia with Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the South
Coast heaving as Europeans and Americans escape the winter chill. Chinese and Viet-
namese New Years sometimes fall in this month too.
Chaul Chnam Chen (Chinese New Year)
The Chinese inhabitants of Cambodia celebrate their New Year somewhere between late
January and mid-February - for the Vietnamese, this is Tet. As many of Phnom Penh's
businesses are run by Chinese, commerce grinds to a halt around this time and there are
dragon dances all over town. Many Vietnamese living in Cambodia return to their home-
land for a week or more.
