PHNOM PENH, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia began on Thursday to celebrate the annual Water Festival with thrilling dragon boat races, attracting tens of thousands of spectators from across the country.

Crowds of spectators on Thursday gathered along the riverfront here in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, as oarsmen kicked off exhilarating dragon boat races to celebrate the centuries-old water ...

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