ASIA / PACIFIC April 7, 2014 THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 5 Cambodia’s Angkor temples added to Google’s Street View PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The spectacular temples of Cam- bodia’s Angkor civilization have been incorporated into Google’s Street View, a boost to the impoverished country’s tourism industry that also adds urgency to efforts to preserve the sprawling historic site. The internet giant said in a state- ment that Street View now includes more than 90,000 photographic panoramas of the sprawling temple complex, and links to Google’s online World Wonders Project, allowing viewers to zoom in to study carvings and other artistic and archaeological details. Built between the ninth and 14th centuries, Angkor is a symbol of Cam- bodian national pride and also the country’s biggest tourist attraction, receiving about 2 million visitors a year. Cambodia’s tourism minister, Thong Khon, said the rich collection of images will “inspire more tourists” to visit Cambodia, according to the Google statement. Those who have already visited will be able to see new, undiscovered areas of the country through Street View, he said. The numbers of tourists to the temple complex has swelled in recent years. As recently as 2001, annual visitors to Angkor totalled about 250,000. Preservation advocates are con- cerned the influx has hastened dete- rioration of edifices already buffeted by invasive tropical vegetation and PHOTOGRAPHIC PANORAMAS. A police officer stands guard at Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap province, some 143 miles northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in this June 28, 2012 file photo. The spectacular temples of Cambodia’s Angkor civiliza- tion have been incorporated into Google’s Street View. The internet giant said in a statement that Street View now includes more than 90,000 photographic panoramas of the sprawling temple com- plex, allowing viewers to zoom in to study carvings and other artistic and archaeological details. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File) monsoon rains. Some have called for murals, will display items such as limits on visitors to the complex, black-and-white photos of the which has been designated a World temples taken in the 1940s, and Heritage Site by the U.N.’s cultural “artists renderings of what life may agency. have been like in medieval Angkor,” Cambodia’s commerce minister, said Google’s statement. Sun Chanthol, said he hoped the The project is run by the Google Street View project would encourage Cultural Institute, whose director more young people to learn about described its mission as making “the the internet and develop technical world’s heritage accessible for global skills. audiences and to preserve it digitally Street View is a facet of Google’s for generations to come.” online maps that presents 360-degree Other project locations include photographic images taken at street shrines in Kyoto, Japan, archaeolog- level in 55 countries. ical areas of Pompei, Italy, and The World Wonders Project, aside natural wonders such as the Grand from showing close-ups of temple Canyon in the United States. Crayon Pop thinks they’ll mesh well with Lady Gaga HONG KONG (AP) — Korean pop newcomers Crayon Pop are set to make waves again after Lady Gaga announced the quintet will open for her on her upcoming North American tour. The young Koreans shot to fame with the viral music video for “Bar Bar Bar.” Their signature move for the video was alternating jumps in a straight line. The performers, dressed in red skirts and white hel- mets, believe their uniqueness will go well with Lady Gaga’s style. “Just like Crayon Pop, Lady Gaga has a lot of unique performances and clothing, and I think that is very special. Our members’ favorite song is ‘Poker Face,’” said main vocalist Cho-a. Apart from rehearsing for the tour, which opens in late June, Crayon Pop will be working on improving their English. “We are learning and practicing English. We are pre- paring to show you more of our unique style,” said lead dancer and vocalist Gum-mi. Celebrate the Year of the Horse! January 31, 2014 to February 18, 2015 Read our special Lunar New Year edition online at . 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