KLEANG MEUNG GRAVE

A small pagoda housing the tomb of Kleang Meung who was a provincial military commander in 1550 and raised an army of ghosts to repel the Siamese invaders. With his wife and two sons, they dug a hole and put weapons in it to arm the dead soldiers; they woke up and defeated the Siamese. This character is still revered by the Khmers who come in great numbers to honor his memory. Kléang Meung was also the name chosen by General Toun Chhay for his anti-Khmer Rouge and anti-Vietnamese resistance movement.