Phnom Pros & Phnom Srei

'Man Hill' and Women Hill' are the subjects of local legends with many variations, one of which describes a child taken away at infancy only to return a powerful man who falls in love with his own mother. Disbelieving her protestations, he demanded her hand in marriage. Desperate to avoid this disaster, the mother cunningly devised a deal: a competition between her team of women and his team of men to build the highest hill by dawn. If the women won, she would not give her hand. As they toiled into the night, the high into the sky. The men, mistaking this for sunrise, lay down their tools and the impending
marriage was foiled. Locals love to relay this tale, each adding their own herbs and spices as the story unfolds. Admission is US$2 and includes entry to Wat Nokor.
  Phnom Srei has fine views of the countryside during the wet season and a very strokeable statue of Nandin (sacred bull that was Shiva's mount). Phnom Pros is a good place for a cold drink, among the inquisitive monkeys that populate the trees. The area between the two hills was once a killing field. A small, gilded brick stupa on the right as you walk from Man Hill to woman Hill houses a pile of skulls.
  The hills are about 7km out of town on the road to Phnom Penh. Opposite the entrance to Phnom Pros lies Cheung kok village, home to a local ecotourism initiative, run by the NGO Amica, aimed at introducing visitors to rural life in kompong Cham. Villagers can teach visitors about harvesting rice, sugar palm and other crops. There is also a small shop in the village selling local handicraft products.

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