Cambodians celebrate CNY amid pandemic with hopes for health and wealth


People hold pots of flowers for Chinese New Year decorations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 8, 2021. - Xinhua

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): For Meas Channary, a Cambodian of Chinese descent, the Chinese New Year, or known as the Spring Festival, is one of the best annual occasions to honour her ancestors and enjoy a family gathering.

Days ahead of the Spring Festival, the 36-year-old Phnom Penh resident said she has always decorated her house with red-color paper cuts, flowers, red lanterns and Chinese couplets to greet the New Year.

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