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After years of farming rice, Houn Chenda finally fulfilled her ambition of opening a shop at Angkor Wat last year, renting wedding outfits and costumes to tourists who pose for photos at the ancient temple complex.
“I love it,” says Chenda, 33. “I’m keeping cultural traditions alive.”