Cambodia sees 25% rise in Chinese tourist arrivals to Unesco-listed Angkor in first half of 2025

Almost 568,000 foreigners from 171 countries and regions toured the ancient park in the first half of this year, generating a gross revenue of US$26.3 million from ticket sales. - Allphoto Bangkok/Unsplash

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has seen a remarkable increase in the number of Chinese tourists to its iconic Angkor Archaeological Park in the first half of 2025, an official report said on Thursday (July 3).

A total of 47,571 Chinese tourists visited the Unesco-listed world heritage site during the January-June period, up 25 per cent over the same period last year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise's report.