Preah Thong and Neang Neak The Preah Thong and Neang Neakii statue symbolises the birth of Khmer land, culture, traditions and civilisation of Cambodia . The statue is 21 metres tall, on a pedestal 6.34 metres high (27.34 metres in total), and weighs 60 tonnes, being the largest copper statue in Cambodia, facing the sea. Preah thong and neang neak History Preah Thong ( Kaundinya I / Y Da) and Neang Neakii ( Queen Soma / Y Ga) are symbolic personas in Khmer culture. They are thought to have founded the pre-Angkorian state of Funan . Much of Khmer wedding customs can be traced back to the marriage of Preah Thong and Neang Neakii. According to reports by two Chinese envoys, Kang Tai and Zhu Ying, the state of Funan was established by an Indian named Kaundinya. In the first century CE, Kaundinya was given instruction in a dream to take a magic bow from a t...
